Lindey Balsano has poise under pressure uncommon for a volleyball player her age.

That personality trait came in handy Thursday.

On three occasions late in the second set Plainfield North and its 5-foot-9 sophomore outside hitter faced potential Yorkville match points.

Even after surviving that, set point on a Yorkville rotation violation, the teams were momentarily called back on the court for a redo.

“Very, very stressful, definitely,” Balsano said. “Especially when they called us back on the court. Very scary.”

Balsano doesn’t frighten easily.

She had her team’s last two kills of the second set to turn away a Yorkville win. And then she took over in the third set, as Plainfield North rallied for an 18-25, 28-26, 25-15 win over visiting Yorkville in the Southwest Prairie Confer

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