Tuesday’s road win over Illinois Central Eight Conference rival Peotone was the Manteno girls volleyball team’s 11th win in a row this season and sixth straight win to open conference play.

But in a conference as competitive as the ICE, those wins have not always been easy.

After previously gutting out three-set wins over Wilmington and Coal City, the Panthers again found themselves coming out on top in a close battle against the Blue Devils. After dropping the first set 25-19, they took to second 25-19 and the third 25-21 to keep their unbeaten start to conference play intact.

They improved to 17-3 overall and 6-0 in conference play while Peotone fell to 10-6 (2-4).

The Panthers had plenty of wins in straight sets as well, including four in a row over the weekend as hosts of the M

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