Lakes has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Crystal Lake South Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Lakes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Grayslake Central out 2-1.
Lakes had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-17, 25-19.
Lakes relied on the efforts of McKenzie Matzl, who had six digs and three aces, and Paige Klassy, who had four digs and 13 assists. That's the most aces Matzl has posted since back in October of 2023.
Crystal Lake Central typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Crystal Lake South proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a set and slipped past the Tigers 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gators.
Crystal Lake South was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (72-64), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 12-25, 27-25.
Lakes pushed their record up to 21-14 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Crystal Lake South, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-23.
Lakes came up short against Crystal Lake South when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Lakes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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