Illini Central has gone 8-0 against Midwest Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Illini Central Cougars will challenge the Midwest Central Raiders at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Illini Central has three straight wins, Midwest Central has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Illini Central had just enough and edged Havana out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Illini Central who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 26-28, 25-14.
Midwest Central might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to Athens, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-18.
Illini Central's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Midwest Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Illini Central was able to grind out a solid win over Midwest Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Illini Central since the squad 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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