Crete-Monee hasn't had much luck against Romeoville recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Crete-Monee Warriors and the Romeoville Spartans are set to duel. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Crete-Monee took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Bloom by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Crete-Monee was: they took both sets by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-9.
Crete-Monee found their leader in underclassman Sophie Wieczorek, who had four aces and 13 assists. That's the most aces Wieczorek has posted in her last six matchups.
Crete-Monee couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42.9% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Romeoville sidestepped Plainfield Central for a 2-1 win.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Romeoville got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-15, 17-25, 26-24.
Crete-Monee's victory bumped their record up to 16-14. As for Romeoville, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-14.
Crete-Monee came up short against Romeoville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Romeoville's Kameron Blizniak, who had six digs, five aces, and a kill. Now that Crete-Monee knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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