Volleyball Recap: Kankakee Gets Their First 'W'

It was close, but on Wednesday the Kankakee Kays sidestepped the Joliet Central Steelmen for a 2-1 victory.

Kankakee was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (59-56), but they still managed to win. The final set scores came out to 16-25, 25-22, 15-12.

Kankakee was led to victory by Alma Melendez-Pizano and Erin Wills. Melendez-Pizano had 13 assists and six digs, while Wills had eight kills, three digs, and two solo blocks.

Don't pin this defeat on Leilani Robles, who kept her team in it by getting eight assists and four digs.

Kankakee's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Joliet Central, they have now lost nine of their last 11 games at home. That leaves them at a 3-5 record this season.

Coming up, Joliet Central will face off against Homewood-Flossmoor at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.