The Bolingbrook Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Joliet West Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bolingbrook will be strutting in after a win while Joliet West will be coming in after a loss.
Bolingbrook took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Plainfield South 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Bolingbrook got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-20, 19-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Joliet West didn't have quite enough to beat Willowbrook on Saturday and fell 2-1. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Joliet West sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 19-25, 25-21.
Despite the defeat, Joliet West saw an underclassman step up: Julia Adams had six digs and 18 assists.
Bolingbrook's win bumped their record up to 14-15. As for Joliet West, their loss dropped their record down to 25-7.
Bolingbrook came up short against Joliet West when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Bolingbrook avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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