The Putnam County Panthers will challenge the Earlville Red Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Earlville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Putnam County, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, it was close, but Putnam County sidestepped Hall for a 2-1 win.
Putnam County 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 26-28, 25-17, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Earlville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Somonauk.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 26-24, 25-14.
The victory got Putnam County back to even at 4-4. As for Earlville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Putnam County was able to grind out a solid win over Earlville in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, winning 2-0. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Red Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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