The Lincoln-Way Central Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Lincoln-Way West Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln-Way West took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lincoln-Way Central, who comes in off a win.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Lincoln-Way Central and Lockport meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Knights narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Porters 2-1.
Lincoln-Way Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-18, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way West didn't have quite enough to beat Stagg on Tuesday and fell 2-1. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Lincoln-Way West lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-23, 27-25.
Lincoln-Way West's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Lincoln-Way Central, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-9.
Lincoln-Way Central came up short against Lincoln-Way West in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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