Volleyball Recap: Rich Township Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 6, 2024, 6:17pm

Volleyball Recap: Rich Township Raptors vs. Kankakee Kays

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Rich Township lost against Kankakee back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Rich Township Raptors fell just short of the Kankakee Kays by a score of 2-1. The Raptors have struggled against the Kays recently, as their game on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Rich Township started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-19.

Kankakee can attribute much of their success to Jessica Van Heemst, who had nine digs.

Rich Township's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Kankakee, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.

Rich Township didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Evergreen Park on the 5th. Kankakee has also already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Gardner-South Wilmington on the 2nd.

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