Volleyball Recap: Plainfield East Bengals vs. Lockport Porters
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Plainfield East can now relate to. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lockport Porters on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bengals of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-20.
Gabby Schemidt paced Plainfield East's offense, picking up five kills. Schemidt got some help from
Faith Fitzgerald and her five assists. Fitzgerald also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Marissa Romero, racking up two apiece.
Plainfield East has been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 14 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-27 record this season. As for Lockport, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-5 record this season.
Plainfield East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lockport, they will host Bolingbrook at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bolingbrook is coming into the contest with three straight wins on the road, so Lockport will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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