Lincoln-Way East won the last time they faced Providence Catholic, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Lincoln-Way East Griffins skirted past the Providence Catholic Celtics 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Griffins.
Lincoln-Way East 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 24-26, 25-23, 15-7.
Lincoln-Way East was led to victory by Brooklyn Ritter and Casey Twietmeyer. Ritter had 12 digs and 13 assists, while Twietmeyer had six digs and two aces. Twietmeyer has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Despite the defeat, Providence Catholic saw an underclassman step up: Maddie Johnson had four digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Delaney Purtill, who had four digs and two aces.
Lincoln-Way East is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 21 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-5 record this season. As for Providence Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 26-7.
Lincoln-Way East will challenge Homewood-Flossmoor at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Lincoln-Way East has won four straight at home, while Homewood-Flossmoor won seven straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Providence Catholic, they will host Downers Grove South at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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