The Minooka Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Plainfield Central Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Minooka is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Minooka is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Joliet West, who was ranked eighth at the time (Minooka was ranked 23rd). The Indians took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-5.
Meanwhile, Plainfield Central came up short against Yorkville on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Foxes: they've now lost seven in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-18.
Plainfield Central's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Minooka, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 19-10.
Minooka was able to grind out a solid win over Plainfield Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians 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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