Plainfield South lost against Joliet West back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cougars fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Plainfield South sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-27, 25-20.
Domonic Krejci paced Plainfield South's offense, picking up 15 kills. Krejci got some help from Alexander Venes and his 28 assists. Finally, Emilio Lagunes kept Plainfield South's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Joliet West found their leader in sophomore Sam Racutt, who had ten digs.
Plainfield South's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Joliet West, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-8.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Plainfield South will face off against rival Plainfield East at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Joliet West is set to challenge their familiar foe Minooka at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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