Alton hasn't had much luck against Collinsville recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Redbirds are taking a road trip to square off against the Kahoks at 5:30 p.m. Collinsville took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Alton, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Alton turned things around against Granite City on Thursday. They skirted past the Warriors 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Redbirds have posted since April 28th.
Alton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-12, 25-22.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Collinsville's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Althoff Catholic.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-15.
Collinsville's defeat dropped their record down to 13-16. As for Alton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-19.
Alton couldn't quite get it done against Collinsville in their previous meeting on Tuesday as they fell 2-0. Can the Redbirds avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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