On Thursday, Oswego faced Joliet West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Oswego Panthers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Joliet West Tigers 2-1. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered a 2-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Oswego who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-12.
Despite the defeat, Joliet West saw an underclassman step up: Julia Adams had nine digs and 11 assists. Those nine digs set a new season-high mark for Adams.
Oswego is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-4 record this season. As for Joliet West, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-9.
As of now, neither Oswego nor Joliet West have any future games scheduled.
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