The Crystal Lake Central Tigers will take on the Belvidere North Blue Thunder in a tournament on Friday. Belvidere North took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Crystal Lake Central, who comes in off a win.
Crystal Lake Central took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Cary-Grove, sneaking past 2-1. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Crystal Lake Central got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-14, 26-28, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Belvidere North came up short against Guilford on Thursday and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19.
Crystal Lake Central's victory bumped their record up to 14-12. As for Belvidere North, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season.
Crystal Lake Central beat Belvidere North 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Blue Thunder have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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