Benet Academy's tournament run continued when they took on Yorkville on Thursday. The Redwings walked away with a 2-0 win over the Foxes.
While Benet Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-22.
Aris Maurukas paced Benet Academy's offense, picking up 11 kills. Maurukas got some help from Reed Hefley and his 14 assists. Finally, Shane Walsh kept Benet Academy's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Benet Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Yorkville, they dropped their record down to 4-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Coming up, Benet Academy will square off against Belleville East at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. After both having extra time off, Yorkville and Oswego will shake off the rust and duke it out at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something the Foxes surely won't give up without a fight.
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