On Saturday, Joliet West faced Loyola Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Joliet West Tigers fell 2-0 to the Loyola Academy Ramblers. The Tigers' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Joliet West was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Loyola Academy work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-17.
Loyola Academy can attribute much of their success to Julia York, who had 12 assists.
Joliet West's loss dropped their record down to 25-8. As for Loyola Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won 20 of their last 24 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season.
Joliet West will challenge Bolingbrook at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Joliet West will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. As for Loyola Academy, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Warren Township at 6:00 p.m.
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