Volleyball Preview: Lemont Lemont HS vs. Thornton Fractional North Meteors
Lemont is 10-0 against Thornton Fractional North since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lemont Lemont HS are on the road again to play the Thornton Fractional North Meteors at 4:30 p.m. Thornton Fractional North took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lemont, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Lemont sidestepped Prairie Ridge for a 2-1 victory.
Lemont had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-22, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Thornton Fractional North didn't have quite enough to beat Oak Forest on Thursday and fell 2-1. The Meteors haven't had much luck with the Bengals recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Thornton Fractional North started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-17, 25-19.
Lemont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Thornton Fractional North, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-17.
Lemont beat Thornton Fractional North 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lemont 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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