Volleyball Recap: Rich Township Extends Winning Streak to Four
By Team Reports
May 16, 2025, 6:30am
Volleyball Recap: Rich Township Raptors vs. Bloom Blazing Trojan

Raptors
05/15/25 @ Bloom | 2-1 |
05/13/25 @ Thornridge | 2-0 |
05/08/25 @ Kankakee | 2-1 |
05/06/25 vs Crete-Monee | 2-0 |
Rich Township came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Bloom Blazing Trojan. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 2-1 back in April.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Rich Township got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 20-25, 25-23.
Phillip Watkins was the offensive standout of the match as he had ten digs.
Rich Township couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.3% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Rich Township's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-13. As for Bloom, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-10.
Looking ahead, Rich Township will face off against Homewood-Flossmoor at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Bloom, they will square off against Thornridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Blazing Trojan are facing the Falcons at the right time seeing as the Falcons are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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