Volleyball Recap: Lincoln-Way East Griffins vs. Shepard Astros
Lincoln-Way East had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They beat the Shepard Astros on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-0. The Griffins have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Astros, too.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lincoln-Way East took both sets by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-7.
Among those leading the charge was Stella Drozd, who had five digs and two aces.
Lincoln-Way East couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.4% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Lincoln-Way East is on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 24 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-5 record this season. As for Shepard, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 23-13 record.
Lincoln-Way East is on the road again on Tuesday to play Marist at 7:30 p.m. Marist will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Lincoln-Way East surely won't give up without a fight. Shepard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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