Volleyball Recap: Joliet Central's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Thursday

Steelmen

Previous 5 Games

05/08/25 @ Bolingbrook	0-2
05/07/25 vs Bloom	2-0
05/06/25 vs Yorkville	2-1
04/30/25 @ Thornton Fractional North	2-1
04/29/25 @ Plainfield East	0-2

Joliet Central lost against Bolingbrook back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Steelmen fell 2-0 to the Raiders. The Steelmen's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

While Joliet Central was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-22.

Mason Lipuma paced Joliet Central's offense, picking up seven kills. Lipuma got some help from Logan Novak and his 18 assists.

Bolingbrook can attribute much of their success to Nahya Scott, who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Scott has posted since back in April.

Joliet Central's loss dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Bolingbrook, they pushed their record up to 24-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Joliet Central will face off against Romeoville at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Steelmen are facing the Spartans at the right time seeing as the Spartans are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Bolingbrook, they will take on Homewood-Flossmoor at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.