Illini Bluffs has gone 7-1 against Havana recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Illini Bluffs Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Havana Ducks at 6:00 p.m. Illini Bluffs will be strutting in after a victory while Havana will be coming in after a loss.
Illini Bluffs can't be too worried about heading out to take on Havana: they just beat Greenview at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Illini Bluffs had just enough and edged Greenview out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Illini Bluffs who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 18-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Havana came up short against Macomb on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The Ducks haven't had much luck with the Bombers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13.
Illini Bluffs' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5. As for Havana, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
Illini Bluffs was able to grind out a solid victory over Havana in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Illini Bluffs 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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