After two games on the road, Joliet West is heading back home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the Plainfield South Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Joliet West will be strutting in after a win while Plainfield South will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Joliet West sidestepped Yorkville for a 2-1 victory.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Joliet West got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-15, 23-25, 25-19.
Joliet West can attribute much of their success to Sidney Barlog, who had 15 digs, and Lexie Grevengoed, who had 12 kills and ten digs. Grevengoed has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last 15 times she's played.
Meanwhile, Plainfield South didn't have quite enough to beat Plainfield North on Thursday and fell 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Plainfield South sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 20-25, 25-21.
Joliet West's win bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Plainfield South, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-8 record this season.
Joliet West beat Plainfield South 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Joliet West repeat their success, or does Plainfield South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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