It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lincoln-Way West had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Plainfield North Tigers out 2-1. The win was familiar territory for the Warriors who have now won five matchups in a row.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Lincoln-Way West got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 22-25, 25-13.
Leading Lincoln-Way West to victory were Claire Murphy and Ellie Laack. Murphy had 11 digs and a block, while Laack had five aces and three digs. Murphy is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 17 games she's played.
Lincoln-Way West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Lincoln-Way West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-12 record this season. As for Plainfield North, their loss dropped their record down to 9-24.
As of now, neither Lincoln-Way West nor Plainfield North have any future games scheduled.
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