Lemont waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They beat the Oak Lawn Spartans by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-0. The Lemont HS have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Spartans, too.
While Lemont won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21.
Oak Lawn's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Emma Mcauliffe, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Kasey Thompson, who had seven digs and 22 assists. Thompson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Lemont pushed their record up to 19-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Oak Lawn, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-3.
Lemont is taking a road trip to take on Thornton Fractional South at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Oak Lawn, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Richards at 5:30 p.m.
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