The Yorkville Foxes will head out to challenge the Plainfield East Bengals at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Plainfield East took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Yorkville, who comes in off a win.
Yorkville will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Minooka, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. Yorkville won by a set and slipped past Minooka 2-1.
Yorkville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-23, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Plainfield East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Plainfield North by a score of 2-1. While the Bengals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-20 in the first set.
Plainfield 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 20-25, 25-15, 25-15.
Yorkville's win bumped their record up to 12-14. As for Plainfield East, their loss dropped their record down to 7-19.
Yorkville was able to grind out a solid victory over Plainfield East in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yorkville 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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