Volleyball Preview: Peotone Blue Devils vs. Lisle Lions
Peotone is 9-1 against Lisle since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Peotone Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Lisle Lions at 6:00 p.m. Peotone will be strutting in after a win while Lisle will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Peotone was able to grind out a solid victory over Beecher, taking the game 2-0.
Peotone's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Beecher between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Lisle took on Herscher on Thursday. Lisle fell just short of Herscher by a score of 2-1. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Lisle lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 10-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Lisle's defeat came about despite a quality game from Chloe Hrabrich, who had 11 digs. Hrabrich has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Even though they lost, Lisle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Peotone is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Lisle, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.
Peotone was able to grind out a solid win over Lisle when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peotone since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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