Illinois High School Volleyball - Peotone edged by Wilmington
October 17, 2024: Peotone, IL 60468 The Peotone Blue Devils volleyball squad (Peotone, IL), was edged 2-1 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Wilmington Wildcats (Wilmington, IL)
With the win, Wilmington improves its record to 20-6 on the season. The Wildcats travel to Tri-Valley (Downs, IL) to encounter the Vikings in a non-league battle on Saturday, October 19. The Vikings go into the battle with a record of 15-6. Tri-Valley won 2-0 in their recent league battle against Fisher (Fisher, IL)
The Blue Devils now own a 14-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Genoa-Kingston for a non-league battle on Saturday, October 19.
Match Summary
In Thursday night's action against the Peotone Blue Devils varsity won 23-25, 25-20, 25-14. Defense was key with four players reaching double digits in digs. Rachel Smith and Molly Southall both had 27 digs each with Skylar Knight close behind them with 24. Addison Billingsley added another 11 digs to go with her 15 assists and an ace. Smith led in kills with 10 to go along with her 5 blocks and 3 aces while Southall had 7 kills, 17 assists, 3 aces and 2 blocks. Melia Hincherick had another great game with 6 kills and 4 digs.