The Hononegah Indians will take on the Lake Zurich Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hononegah is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Harlem a 5-0 shutout. Hononegah haven't had any issues with Harlem recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, McHenry kept up with Lake Zurich until halftime on Tuesday, but afterwards: not so much. The Bears blew past the Warriors 7-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Lake Zurich considering their one-goal performance the game before.
They hit McHenry with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ellie Wise (2), Reilly Novak (2), Delilah Swartwood (2), and Teryn Gravistin.
Lake Zurich is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-2-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those eight contests. As for Hononegah, they pushed their record up to 12-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Hononegah might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Lake Zurich in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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