Volleyball Preview: Plainfield Central Wildcats vs. Plainfield North Tigers
Plainfield Central and Plainfield North are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats takes on the Plainfield North Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Plainfield Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Plainfield Central finally turned things around against Plainfield East on Thursday. They came out on top against the Bengals by a score of 2-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18.
Plainfield Central can attribute much of their success to Isabella Ricketts, who had eight digs and five aces, and Natalie Suffecool, who had four digs and 12 assists. The dominant performance gave Ricketts a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Plainfield North narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Plainfield South 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Plainfield North who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 20-25, 25-21.
Plainfield Central's win bumped their record up to 5-13. As for Plainfield North, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-17.
Plainfield Central came up short against Plainfield North in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Plainfield Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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