Huntley and Geneva met for a duel on Saturday where Huntley came out on top. The Huntley Red Raiders narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Geneva Vikings 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Red Raiders also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2018.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Huntley who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 27-25.
Huntley can attribute much of their success to Emily Ernst, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Ernst has posted in her last eight games.
Huntley is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. As for Geneva, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-14.
Huntley has already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Glenbard West on the 19th. As for Geneva, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Charles North at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Charles North will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Geneva surely won't give up without a fight.
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