It took a full three sets, but Manteno managed to hold on for a road win over Bradley-Bourbonnais on Monday, extending its winning streak to five games and beating the Boilermakers for the first time since 2020.

The Panthers improved to 11-3 on the season while the Boilermakers, who came into the game riding a three-game winning streak that included an All-City title, fell to 7-4.

After Manteno had taken the first set 25-21 Monday, and Bradley-Bourbonnais responded to take the second set 25-23, the Panthers would put together a pair of 7-1 runs in the third to take control.

The first such run came after a 10-10 tie, and after the Boilermakers fought back to cut it to an 18-16 Manteno lead, the Panthers slammed the door to take the decisive set 25-17.

“We were down a little bit at t

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