Volleyball Preview: Elk Grove Grenadiers vs. Lane Tech Champions
The Elk Grove Grenadiers will square off against the Lane Tech Champions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Elk Grove is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Elk Grove beat Schaumburg 2-0.
While Elk Grove won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-23.
Meanwhile, after a string of 17 wins, Lane Tech's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Jones by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Champions in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
Lane Tech actually scored more points across those three sets (68-58), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 8-25, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Lane Tech saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Lena Palus had eight digs and two aces.
Elk Grove's win bumped their record up to 12-19. As for Lane Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 28-7.
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