Basketball Game Preview: Lake Zurich Bears vs. Zion-Benton Zee-Bees

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Previous Games

01/08/25 - Away	50-14 W
01/24/24 - Away	57-8 W
12/08/23 - Home	44-24 W
01/24/23 - Home	59-32 W
12/09/22 - Away	69-29 W
+ 5 more games

Lake Zurich is 9-1 against Zion-Benton since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lake Zurich Bears will be playing at home against the Zion-Benton Zee-Bees at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Lake Zurich's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Zion-Benton has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.

On Saturday, Lake Zurich earned a 40-31 victory over Barrington. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Fillies/Broncos are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Zion-Benton took a blow against Warren Township on Friday, falling 55-20.

Zion-Benton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-22. As for Lake Zurich, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Lake Zurich against Zion-Benton when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 50-14 win. In that contest, Lake Zurich amassed a halftime lead of 38-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.