Volleyball Recap: Decatur Central Wins Going Away Against Plainfield

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Franklin Central, Decatur Central was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They blew past the Plainfield Quakers 3-0. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Hawks this season.

While Decatur Central won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-19, 25-21.

Mike Norton paced Decatur Central's offense, picking up 12 kills. Norton got some help from Kenyo Rivera and his 13 assists. Rivera was also solid from the service line: he led the team with four aces.

Hawks

Previous 5 Games

04/29/25 @ Plainfield	3-0
04/23/25 vs Franklin Central	0-3
04/21/25 vs Pike	3-1
04/17/25 @ Martinsville	1-3
04/16/25 @ Franklin Community	0-3

Decatur Central's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-8. As for Plainfield, their defeat was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-12.

Coming up, Decatur Central will host Southport at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Plainfield has already played their next matchup (against Tri-West Hendricks), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.