The Lincoln-Way East Griffins will square off against the Shepard Astros at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln-Way East is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Lincoln-Way East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Thornwood.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lincoln-Way East was: they took both sets by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-12.
Among those leading the charge was Stella Drozd, who had four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September of 2023.
Lincoln-Way East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Shepard waltzed into their matchup last Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Chargers by a score of 2-0.
Shepard never let Stagg on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-18.
Lincoln-Way East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 23 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-5 record this season. As for Shepard, their victory bumped their record up to 23-12.
Lincoln-Way East beat Shepard 2-0 when the teams last played back in August of 2017. Will Lincoln-Way East repeat their success, or does Shepard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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