The Lincoln-Way East Griffins will square off against the Lockport Porters at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln-Way East will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Lincoln-Way East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Sandburg, who was ranked third at the time (Lincoln-Way East was ranked fifth). The Griffins came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Lockport entered their contest against Lincoln-Way Central on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Porters fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-1. Surprisingly, this marked the Porters' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Lockport started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-18, 25-15.
Lincoln-Way East will need to focus on slowing down Drew Miller, one of several Lockport players who made an impact when they last played. He had nine digs and three assists. Jaydon Lopez also deserves some recognition as he had his first block of the season.
Lockport's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Lincoln-Way East, their victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
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