Taft hasn't had much luck against Lane Tech recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Taft Eagles will challenge the Lane Tech Champions at 6:00 p.m.
Taft is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Kenwood by a score of 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Taft sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-19, 11-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lane Tech, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Lincoln Park on Tuesday.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Lane Tech was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-14.
Alyssa Loverde was the offensive standout of the game as she had four aces and ten assists.
Taft's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lane Tech, the victory also got them back to even at 5-5.
Taft came up short against Lane Tech in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Taft avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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