Highland and Illiana Christian met for a duel on Monday where Highland couldn't get it done. The Highland Trojans came up short against the Illiana Christian Vikings, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost seven in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-9, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Highland saw an underclassman step up: Julia Zamudio had 11 digs.
Lily Huynh had a dynamite game for Illiana Christian, getting 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Huynh has posted in her last ten matches.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Illiana Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
Highland will head out to face off against Munster at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Illiana Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Bishop McNamara at 5:30 p.m. Bishop McNamara is coming into the matchup with four straight victories on the road, so Illiana Christian will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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