Volleyball Game Preview: Sandburg Eagles vs. Lincoln-Way East Griffins

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 1:37pm

Volleyball Preview: Sandburg Eagles vs. Lincoln-Way East Griffins

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After seven games on the road, Sandburg is heading back home. They will welcome the Lincoln-Way East Griffins at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Saturday, Sandburg narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Wheaton North 2-1.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Sandburg got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 13-25, 25-22.

Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way East beat Joliet Catholic 2-0 on Monday.

Lincoln-Way East was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Joliet Catholic squad. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-19.

The victory got Sandburg back to even at 8-8. As for Lincoln-Way East, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.

Sandburg beat Lincoln-Way East 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Sandburg 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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