Volleyball Preview: Wheaton-Warrenville South Tigers vs. Plainfield South Cougars
The Wheaton-Warrenville South Tigers will challenge the Plainfield South Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Wheaton-Warrenville South earned a 2-0 victory over Streamwood.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Wheaton-Warrenville South was: they took both sets by at least 15 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Plainfield South beat Joliet Central 2-0 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Plainfield South took both sets by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-13.
Plainfield South found their leader in underclassman Bri Furto, who had eight aces. The dominant performance gave Furto a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Malek, who had six kills and two aces.
Plainfield South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Wheaton-Warrenville South has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Plainfield South, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Wheaton-Warrenville South skirted past Plainfield South 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Wheaton-Warrenville South repeat their success, or does Plainfield South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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