After both having extra time off, the Plainfield Quakers and Avon Orioles will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Plainfield will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Plainfield made easy work of Western Boone and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Plainfield took every set by at least 10 points. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-10, 25-15, 25-15.
Plainfield's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Charlee Groninger led the charge by getting 32 assists, seven digs, and two aces. Audrey Utterback was another key player, getting 13 kills, 13 digs, and two aces.
Meanwhile, Avon came up short against Zionsville on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Avon was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Zionsville work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-20, 17-25, 25-16.
Plainfield will have to keep a close watch on Stella Hamood and Cali Pence, a pair of players who had a big impact on Avon's prior game. Hamood had 18 digs and three aces, while Pence had 26 assists, 13 digs, and a solo block. Another player making a difference was Maylia Brooks, who had 14 digs and three aces.
Avon is now 21-10, having gone 1-2 since their 11-game winning streak ended. As for Plainfield, they have now won 15 of their last 18 games on the road. That's helped them to a 24-5 record this season.
