Volleyball Recap: Oak Park-River Forest Huskies vs. Lyons Lions
With a playoff game on the line, Oak Park-River Forest rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lyons Lions , sneaking past 2-1. This was payback for the Huskies, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Oak Park-River Forest got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-16, 27-29, 25-19.
Oak Park-River Forest was led to victory by Kate Bailitz and Devyn Kleidon. Bailitz had 23 digs, while Kleidon had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Kleidon has posted in her last eight matches.
Lyons' loss came despite strong showings from Julia Ahrens and Reagan Farnan. Ahrens had 12 digs, while Farnan had seven digs.
Oak Park-River Forest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-16 record this season. As for Lyons, their loss dropped their record down to 19-17.
Oak Park-River Forest will challenge Downers Grove North at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Downers Grove North will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Oak Park-River Forest surely won't give up without a fight. Lyons does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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