Volleyball Preview: Glenbard West Hilltoppers vs. Lyons Lions
The Glenbard West Hilltoppers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lyons Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Glenbard West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Huntley, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Glenbard West was ranked 22nd). Glenbard West fell just short of Huntley by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Glenbard West sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 22-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Lyons didn't have quite enough to beat Riverside-Brookfield on Saturday and fell 2-1. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Lyons sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-16, 18-25, 16-14.
Glenbard West's defeat dropped their record down to 23-9. As for Lyons, their loss dropped their record down to 16-13.
Glenbard West was able to grind out a solid win over Lyons in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glenbard West since the team 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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