Illinois High School Volleyball - Peotone tips Wilmington
September 22, 2022: Peotone, IL 60468 The Peotone Blue Devils (Peotone, IL) volleyball nudged the visiting Wilmington Wildcats (Wilmington, IL), 2-1 in Thursday's league outing.
With the win, Peotone upgrades its record to 8-6 on the year. The Blue Devils travel to Gardner-South Wilmington (Gardner, IL) to face the Panthers in a non-league outing on Saturday, September 24. The Panthers go into the outing with a record of 5-12. Gardner-South Wilmington lost 2-0 in their recent league outing against Momence (Momence, IL)
The Wildcats now own a 9-6 record. They play next when they travel to Coal City for a non-league challenge on Saturday, September 24.
Match Summary
Varsity lost an intense, close game 20-25, 25-22, 23-25. Bella Reyes took control at the net with 13 kills out of the 22 the team had as a total. She also had 10 digs and 3 aces to keep the game close. Jaylee Mills served 8 straight points in the third game to tie it up at 21, but the Blue Devils prevailed in the end. Mills had 5 blocks, 4 kills and 3 aces for the night.? Libero Breanna Horton and setter Emma Grace Strong both had 13 digs while Strong had 22 assists.