Even though both teams are expected to be in the upper echelon, the schedule makers didn’t do either Lincoln-Way East or Joliet West any favors when it came to the start of the volleyball season.

Joliet West began the season Monday with a two-set win over a talented Homewood-Flossmoor team. The Griffins, meanwhile, opened their season Tuesday at Joliet West.

The Tigers (2-0) built on Monday’s win by claiming a 25-20, 25-21 win over Lincoln-Way East (0-1).

“To have two real big matches at home to start the season is pretty cool,” West senior setter/right-side hitter Lina Govoni said. “Obviously there are some nerves playing against teams like H-F and Lincoln-Way East, but Monday’s match was amazing, and we knew we had to bring that energy again today.”

The Tigers did just that, as i

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