The Munster Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Illiana Christian Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Illiana Christian took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Munster, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Munster got the win against Portage by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Munster's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Portage between 16 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-18, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Illiana Christian and South Newton met for a duel on Tuesday where Illiana Christian couldn't get it done. Illiana Christian fell just short of South Newton by a score of 3-2. The Vikings' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Illiana Christian took South Newton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-13, 25-22, 17-25, 16-14.
Despite the loss, Illiana Christian had strong showings from Lily Huynh, who had 17 digs, and Ava Bercot, who had seven digs.
Munster is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-14 record this season. As for Illiana Christian, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-8.
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