The Joliet West Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Minooka Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Thursday, Joliet West sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Yorkville.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Joliet West got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 23-25, 25-19.
Sidney Barlog and Lexie Grevengoed were among the main playmakers for Joliet West as the former had 15 digs and the latter had 12 kills and ten digs. Grevengoed has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last 15 times she's played.
Meanwhile, Minooka had just enough and edged Romeoville out 2-1 on Tuesday.
Minooka had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 27-29, 25-23, 25-21.
Minooka was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven contests.
Joliet West's win bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Minooka, they now have a winning record of 15-14.
Joliet West skirted past Minooka 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Joliet 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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