The Wheaton North Falcons are taking a road trip to take on the Geneva Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wheaton North will be strutting in after a victory while Geneva will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Wheaton North turned things around against Bartlett on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Hawks.
Wheaton North never let Bartlett on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-22.
Wheaton North can attribute much of their success to Trey Hubner, who had 13 assists and two aces. That's the most aces Hubner has posted over his last seven games. Tom?s Manrique also deserves some recognition as he served his first ace of the season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Geneva's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Maine West by a score of 2-1. While the Vikings didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 25-20 in the first set.
Geneva started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-16, 15-12.
Wheaton North's victory bumped their record up to 15-10. As for Geneva, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-11.
Wheaton North beat Geneva 2-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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