Hartsburg-Emden has won four straight games at home, while Greenview has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Hartsburg-Emden Stags will square off against the Greenview Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Hartsburg-Emden beat Illini Bluffs 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hartsburg-Emden was: they took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-15.
Hartsburg-Emden couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.4% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 36.3%.
Meanwhile, Greenview hadn't done well against Illini Central recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Greenview came out on top against Illini Central by a score of 2-0.
Greenview's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Illini Central between 17 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-17.
Hartsburg-Emden is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Greenview, their victory bumped their record up to 21-7.
Hartsburg-Emden beat Greenview 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Hartsburg-Emden have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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