The Lake Zurich Bears will face off against the Barrington Fillies/Broncos at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lake Zurich will be strutting in after a win while Barrington will be coming in after a defeat.
On Friday, Lake Zurich beat Lake Forest 39-31. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Scouts are ranked 280th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Barrington had to suffer through a 74-38 loss at the hands of Fremd. The Fillies/Broncos haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Barrington's loss dropped their record down to 12-14. As for Lake Zurich, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Lake Zurich beat Barrington 44-32 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Lake Zurich repeat their success, or does Barrington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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