The Manteno Panthers will face off against the Aurora Central Catholic Chargers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Manteno will be strutting in after a win while Aurora Central Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
It was a proper cat-fight when Manteno duked it out withHerscher on Thursday. Manteno came out on top against Herscher by a score of 2-0.
While Manteno won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-17.
Manteno got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Bri Wilson out in front who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Wilson has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Aurora Central Catholic came up short against Timothy Christian on Thursday and fell 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost three in a row.
Aurora Central Catholic was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Timothy Christian work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-12.
Manteno's win bumped their record up to 13-10. As for Aurora Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 13-15.
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