The Astoria/VIT Rebels will square off against the Barry Western Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Astoria/VIT didn't have quite enough to beat Rushville-Industry and fell 2-1. The Rebels haven't had much luck with the Rockets recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Astoria/VIT sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 21-25, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Barry Western had just enough and edged out Seymour 2-1 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won five in a row.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Barry Western who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-18, 20-25, 15-6.
Astoria/VIT better focus on containing Alysa Bareis and Allison Woods as the pair were huge in Barry Western's win. Bareis had seven digs and two aces, while Woods had four digs and two aces. Woods is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last five games she's played.
Astoria/VIT's defeat dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Barry Western, their record now sits at 21-10.
Astoria/VIT couldn't quite get it done against Barry Western in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 as they fell 2-0. Can the Rebels avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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