The Joliet West Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Minooka Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Joliet West will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Joliet West duked it out with Plainfield South on Tuesday. The Tigers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cougars, sneaking past 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Joliet West got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-27, 25-20.
Joliet West found their leader in sophomore Sam Racutt, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, Minooka entered their tilt with Romeoville on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Spartans.
Minooka easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-20.
Joliet West pushed their record up to 18-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Minooka, their win bumped their record up to 10-15.
Joliet West was able to grind out a solid victory over Minooka when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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