Volleyball Preview: Lincoln-Way West Warriors vs. Lincoln-Way East Griffins
Lincoln-Way West hasn't had much luck against Lincoln-Way East recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lincoln-Way West Warriors will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Lincoln-Way East Griffins, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m.
Lincoln-Way West is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lockport just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Porters by a score of 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Lincoln-Way West sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-21, 17-25, 25-17.
Even though they lost, Lincoln-Way West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way East waltzed into their match on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came out on top against the Chargers by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lincoln-Way East was: they took both sets by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-10.
Lincoln-Way West's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-9. As for Lincoln-Way East, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Lincoln-Way West was able to grind out a solid victory over Lincoln-Way East in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Lincoln-Way West repeat their success, or does Lincoln-Way East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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