Volleyball Recap: Manteno Beats Pontiac for Their Ninth Straight Victory

Panthers

Previous Games

09/20/25 vs Pontiac	2-0
09/20/25 vs Coal City	2-0
09/20/25 vs Momence	2-0
09/18/25 @ Lisle	2-0
09/15/25 @ Bradley-Bourbonnais	2-1
+ 4 more games

Manteno entered their tilt with Pontiac on Saturday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 2-0. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Manteno took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-14.

Maddie Gesky paced Manteno's offense, picking up ten kills. Gesky got some help from Danika Fletcher and her 11 assists. Kendall Blanchette controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.

Manteno's victory bumped their record up to 15-3. As for Pontiac, they moved to 11-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Manteno has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against St. Thomas More on the 20th. As for Pontiac, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Wilmington on the 20th.