Plainfield South won the last time they faced Yorkville, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Plainfield South Cougars skirted past the Yorkville Foxes 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (69-64) Plainfield South actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 14-25, 25-22.
Grace Malek had an outrageously good game as she had 23 digs, ten kills, five aces, and four blocks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriela Bachner-Gluszek, who had 16 digs.
Plainfield South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matches.
Plainfield South's record now sits at 13-9. As for Yorkville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
Plainfield South has already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Joliet West on the 16th. As for Yorkville, they will face off against Minooka at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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