The Palatine Pirates will take on the Lake Zurich Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Palatine will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Palatine and Prospect meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. The Pirates walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Knights.
While Palatine won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Lake Zurich was able to grind out a solid win over Zion-Benton on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lake Zurich took both sets by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-14.
Palatine better focus on containing Emme Lawrence and Malia McManus as the pair were huge in Lake Zurich's win. Lawrence had six digs and five aces, while McManus had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces McManus has posted over her last seven matches. Luize Bibere also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
Lake Zurich was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. They are a perfect 6-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Palatine's victory bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Lake Zurich, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
Palatine skirted past Lake Zurich 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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