The Lincoln-Way East Griffins will take on the Romeoville Spartans at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last five games Lincoln-Way East has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, Lincoln-Way East sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Lincoln-Way West.
Lincoln-Way East 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 19-25, 25-22, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Romeoville can bid farewell to their six-match losing streak thanks to their match on Thursday. They came out on top against Joliet Central by a score of 2-0.
While Romeoville won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-12.
Lincoln-Way East's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Romeoville, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 5-16.
Lincoln-Way East was able to grind out a solid victory over Romeoville in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 2-0. Will the Griffins repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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