Lincoln-Way West waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Joliet West Tigers 2-1. This was payback for the Warriors, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Lincoln-Way West had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-12, 25-17.
Lincoln-Way West was led to victory by Claire Murphy and Elena (Laney) Tuttle. Murphy had five digs and 32 assists, while (Laney) Tuttle had seven digs. Murphy is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Lincoln-Way West couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.3% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 36.3%.
Lincoln-Way West is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Joliet West, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4.
Lincoln-Way West wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Stagg on the 1st. Joliet West has also already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Yorkville on the 3rd.
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