The Lincoln-Way Central Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Lockport Porters at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Lincoln-Way Central is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since March 24th on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Niles North 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lockport, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Stagg 2-1. The win continues a trend for the Porters in their matchups with the Chargers: they've now won three in a row.
Lockport had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 25-23, 25-18.
Lockport's win came from a few key players Lincoln-Way Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Antonio Fiordirosa, who had 16 assists and four digs. Those 16 assists gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Drew Miller, who had nine digs and two aces.
Lincoln-Way Central's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Lockport, they pushed their record up to 12-8 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Lincoln-Way Central couldn't quite get it done against Lockport in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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