DePue hasn't had much luck against Illinois Math & Science Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The DePue Little Giants will take on the Illinois Math & Science Academy Titans at 6:30 p.m.
DePue is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They fell 2-0 to Midland.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-7.
Meanwhile, Illinois Math & Science Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Hiawatha on Tuesday.
Illinois Math & Science Academy was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-14, 25-18.
Illinois Math & Science Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive contests.
DePue's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Illinois Math & Science Academy, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6.
DePue came up short against Illinois Math & Science Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Illinois Math & Science Academy's Amani Harrington, who had ten aces and five digs. Now that DePue knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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