The Wheaton-Warrenville South Tigers will challenge the Metea Valley Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Wheaton-Warrenville South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Brother Rice, who was ranked ninth at the time (Wheaton-Warrenville South was ranked eighth). The Tigers fell 2-0 to the Crusaders on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Crusaders: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Metea Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Neuqua Valley on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Metea Valley sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 22-25, 25-20.
Metea Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Wheaton-Warrenville South, their loss dropped their record down to 24-6.
Wheaton-Warrenville South beat Metea Valley 2-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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