St. Charles East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Plainfield East Bengals by a score of 2-1. While the Fighting Saints didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bengals 25-16 in the first set.
St. Charles East started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-15, 15-11.
Alaina Nino was the offensive standout of the game as she had five digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
St. Charles East's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Plainfield East, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-15.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Aurora Central Catholic the next time they take the court. St. Charles East will head out to face Aurora Central Catholic at 10:20 a.m. on Saturday, while Plainfield East will play them later in the day, at 7:00 p.m.
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