Huntley has gone 10-0 against Dundee-Crown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Huntley Red Raiders will be staying on the road to face off against the Dundee-Crown Chargers at 4:30 p.m. Dundee-Crown took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Huntley, who comes in off a win.
Huntley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Glenbard West, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Huntley was ranked 24th). Huntley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Glenbard West on Saturday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Huntley who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 22-25, 25-23.
Huntley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mari Rodriguez, who had eight digs and five aces, and Emily Ernst, who had three digs and 14 assists. The dominant performance gave Rodriguez a new career-high in aces.
Huntley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They are a perfect 7-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Dundee-Crown didn't have quite enough to beat Regina Dominican on Saturday and fell 2-1. The Chargers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dundee-Crown started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-22, 15-8.
Huntley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season. As for Dundee-Crown, their loss dropped their record down to 10-21.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Huntley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Dundee-Crown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Huntley beat Dundee-Crown 2-0 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Huntley 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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