Stevenson is 8-2 against Palatine since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Stevenson Patriots are on the road again to play the Palatine Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Stevenson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Conant.
Stevenson easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12.
Stevenson can attribute much of their success to Lilly Zhou, who had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Zhou has posted since back in August.
Stevenson couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 24.5% earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 35.6%.
Meanwhile, Palatine sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Hersey last Tuesday.
Palatine had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 25-21.
Stevenson's win bumped their record up to 21-15. As for Palatine, their victory bumped their record up to 22-13.
Stevenson came out on top in a nail-biter against Palatine in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stevenson since the team 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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