After three games on the road, Bloomington is heading back home. They will host the Lincoln Railsplitters at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Thursday, Bloomington didn't have quite enough to beat Peoria Notre Dame and fell 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Bloomington sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 18-25, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Lincoln waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Generals by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lincoln was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-10.
Lincoln's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Peyton Sasse, who had seven kills, four aces, and three digs. Sasse is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 28 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Behrends, who had five aces and four kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Lincoln was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Bloomington has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-20 record this season. As for Lincoln, they pushed their record up to 17-13 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Bloomington skirted past Lincoln 2-1 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Does Bloomington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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