The Shiloh Christian Saints will venture away from home to square off against the Van Buren Pointers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Shiloh Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Farmington, who was ranked tenth at the time (Shiloh Christian was ranked 23rd). The Saints fell 3-1 to the Cardinals on Tuesday. The Saints' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
The final score came out to 25-16, 20-25, 25-22, 25-22.
Bristol Bonanno
| 09/30/25 vs Farmington | 20 |
| 09/29/25 vs Hackett | 22 |
| 09/25/25 @ Harrison | 22 |
| 09/23/25 vs Greenwood | 13 |
| 09/18/25 @ Siloam Springs | 31 |
| + 4 more games |
Despite their defeat, Shiloh Christian saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Bristol Bonanno, who had 20 digs, was perhaps the best of all. Bonanno is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Unger, who had 16 assists.
Meanwhile, Van Buren came tearing into last Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Panthers.
Van Buren had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-12.
Shiloh Christian's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 12-7-1. As for Van Buren, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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