It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Joliet Central can now relate to. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Plainfield South Cougars on Monday. The Steelmen haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Mason Lipuma paced Joliet Central's offense, picking up six kills. Lipuma got some help from Logan Novak and his 13 assists. Novak was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Joliet Central's defeat dropped their record down to 13-20. As for Plainfield South, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-13.
Joliet Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Plainfield South, they will challenge Lincoln-Way West at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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