Usually, when a high school team is missing a Division-I recruit, the team’s play suffers.

That wasn’t the case Thursday for Joliet West ‘s volleyball team in a 25-14, 25-19 win over Joliet Catholic .

The Tigers (7-1) were without standout middle hitter and Texas Tech-bound Faith Jordan, but their next-man-up mentality was on full display. Without Jordan in the middle, Joliet West relied on senior Mady Gant and junior Penny Wagner in the middle, along with sophomores Na’Riah Autman and Lexie Grevengoed on the outside, to maintain their dominance at the net throughout the match.

Grevengoed finished with a team-leading 10 kills, while Autman had six and Lina Govoni and Gant each had five. Govoni led West with 15 assists, while Julia Adams had 13. Defensively, Eden Eyassu led with 14 d

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