The Manteno Panthers will face off against the Prairie Central Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Manteno has five straight victories, Prairie Central has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Manteno was able to grind out a solid win over Coal City, taking the game 2-0.
Manteno didn't let Coal City take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Prairie Central came up short against Pontiac on Thursday and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-14.
Manteno is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Prairie Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-19.
Manteno was able to grind out a solid victory over Prairie Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2018, winning 2-0. Will Manteno repeat their success, or does Prairie Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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