If Hebron was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Tri-Township on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hawks took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kankakee Valley Kougars on Monday. The Hawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Kougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.
Hebron actually scored more points across those four sets (92-84), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 9-25, 25-23.
Their offense was headlined by Mike Hein and Silas Wielert, who picked up 12 kills apiece. They got some help from Antonio Pena and his 33 assists. Toby Wielert controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Hebron's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Kankakee Valley, their victory ended a three-match drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Hebron will take on rival South Central at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Kankakee Valley is set to square off against their familiar foe Hammond Bishop Noll at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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