Illinois High School Volleyball - Manteno tips Wilmington
August 30, 2022: Manteno, IL 60950 The Manteno Panthers (Manteno, IL) volleyball nudged the visiting Wilmington Wildcats (Wilmington, IL), 2-1 in Tuesday's league outing.
With the win, Manteno betters its record to 1-1 on the year. The Panthers travel to Reed-Custer (Braidwood, IL) to face the Comets in a Illinois Central Eight outing on Thursday, September 1. The Comets go into the outing with a record of 3-2. Reed-Custer won 2-0 in their recent league outing against Herscher (Herscher, IL)
The Wildcats now sport a 2-1 record. They play next when they host Coal City for a Illinois Central Eight outing on Thursday, September 1. Wilmington will face a Coalers squad coming off a 2-1 league win over Peotone (Peotone, IL). The Coalers record now stands at 3-2.
Match Summary
Tuesday night the Wilmington Lady Cats faced the Manteno Panthers in the conference opener. The Cats were able to take one win out of the three with freshman winning 25-21, 25-17. JV lost a close one in two: 21-25, 24-26. The Lady Cats Varsity lost in three: 17-25, 25-17, 11-25. The Cats had the momentum heading into the third but Manteno's defense was just too much for them.
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