On Tuesday, Lockport faced Lincoln-Way East in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lockport Porters fell just short of the Lincoln-Way East Griffins by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Porters of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Lockport sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 29-31, 25-22.
When it comes to explaining why Lockport lost, don't look at Sadie Denk. Despite the final result, she had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Denk has posted in her last seven games.
Lincoln-Way East was led to victory by Stella Drozd and Casey Twietmeyer. Drozd had 17 digs, while Twietmeyer had five digs.
The loss snapped Lockport's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 21-4 record. As for Lincoln-Way East, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Lockport wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Marian Catholic on the 16th. As for Lincoln-Way East, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Crete-Monee on the 16th.
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