The Warren Township Blue Devils will challenge the Lakes Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Warren Township is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Libertyville, who was ranked seventh at the time (Warren Township was ranked 16th). The Blue Devils fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. The Blue Devils' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Warren Township was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Libertyville work for it, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 21-25, 27-25, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Lakes had to endure an eight-match losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Carmel by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday.
Lakes didn't let Carmel take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23.
Warren Township's loss dropped their record down to 28-7. As for Lakes, their victory bumped their record up to 9-26.
Warren Township was able to grind out a solid win over Lakes in their previous matchup on Monday, winning 2-0. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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