With a playoff game on the line, Hoopeston rose to the challenge on Monday. They skirted past the Iroquois West Raiders 2-1. The victory was some much needed relief for the Cornjerkers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Hoopeston had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-16, 25-17.
Hoopeston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 12 matchups.
Hoopeston's win bumped their record up to 9-22. As for Iroquois West, they are on a 26-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-26.
Hoopeston has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Westville on the 29th. Iroquois West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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