The Plainfield Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Montville Wolves at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Plainfield will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Plainfield took a three-set defeat the last time they faced off against Griswold, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Panthers had just enough and edged out the Wolverines 3-2.
Plainfield took Griswold into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-16, 20-25, 21-25, 17-15.
Paige Sears
| 09/29/25 vs Griswold | 48 |
| 09/24/25 @ New London | 40 |
| 09/19/25 vs Ledyard | 38 |
| 09/06/25 @ Killingly | 27 |
| 09/17/25 vs Fitch | 25 |
Plainfield's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Shae Valentin, who had 49 digs, and Paige Sears, who had 48 assists and 14 digs. Those 48 assists gave Sears a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Montville came up short against Norwich Free Academy on Friday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Wolves in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost nine in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-9, 20-25, 25-9.
Plainfield's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Montville, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Plainfield beat Montville 3-1 in their previous meeting on September 12th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Wolves' Ciena Feragne, who had 25 digs and one assist. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Panthers still be able to contain Feragne? There's only one way to find out.
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