Downers Grove South waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Hinsdale South Hornets 2-1. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 win the Hornets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Downers Grove South got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 26-28, 25-11.
Sylvia Masiulionis paced Downers Grove South's offense, picking up 15 kills. Masiulionis got some help from
Alex Barcenas and her 37 assists.
Leah Blaylock controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Despite the loss, Hinsdale South still got an impressive performance from Katarina Damis, who had 15 digs and two aces. Damis has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Downers Grove South is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Hinsdale South, they dropped their record down to 14-17 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Downers Grove South wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-1 loss against Lockport on the 23rd. Hinsdale South has also already played their next game, a 2-1 defeat against Hinsdale Central on the 23rd.
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