Peoria hasn't had much luck against Urbana recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Peoria Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Urbana Tigers at 5:00 p.m.
Peoria might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to Peoria Christian, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Urbana beat Urbana University 2-0 on Monday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-20.
Urbana was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Peoria's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Urbana, their win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Peoria came out on top in a nail-biter against Urbana when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peoria since the team 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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