The Niles North Vikings will head out to face off against the Vernon Hills Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Niles North is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since September 10th on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Maine East 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Niles North 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 25-27, 25-7, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Vernon Hills was able to grind out a solid victory over Highland Park on Monday, taking the game 2-0.
Vernon Hills didn't let Highland Park take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22.
Vernon Hills' win bumped their record up to 15-11. As for Niles North, their victory bumped their record up to 12-14.
Niles North couldn't quite get it done against Vernon Hills in their previous meeting back in September as they fell 2-0. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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