Volleyball Game Preview: Lyons Lions vs. York Dukes

By Team Reports Oct 12, 2024, 12:14am

Volleyball Preview: Lyons Lions vs. York Dukes

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Lyons and York are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Lyons Lions will challenge the York Dukes at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. York took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lyons, who comes in off a win.

Lyons took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Oak Park-River Forest.

While Lyons won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, York's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 2-0 to Maine South.

York was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Maine South work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 25-17.

Lyons' victory bumped their record up to 14-10. As for York, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-7.

Lyons skirted past York 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lyons since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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