The Van Buren Pointers will square off against the Shiloh Christian Saints at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Van Buren sitting on five straight victories and Shiloh Christian on six.
Last Thursday, everything went Van Buren's way against Russellville as Van Buren made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Van Buren's feisty defense: they held Russellville to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-19, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Shiloh Christian faced Farmington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Shiloh Christian was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Farmington.
Shiloh Christian was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-12, 25-20.
Van Buren's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4-2. As for Shiloh Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2-1 record this season.
Van Buren suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Shiloh Christian when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shiloh Christian's Bella Bonanno, who had 26 digs and three aces. Now that Van Buren knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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