The Lake Zurich Bears's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Mundelein Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Monday, Lake Zurich didn't have quite enough to beat Palatine and fell 2-1. While the Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pirates 25-14 in the first period.
Lake Zurich started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-14, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Mundelein sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Lakes on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Mundelein had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-17, 25-14.
Lake Zurich's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Mundelein, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Lake Zurich skirted past Mundelein 2-1 in their previous meeting back in August. Will Lake Zurich repeat their success, or does Mundelein have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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