The St. Charles East Fighting Saints are taking a road trip to square off against the Lake Park Lancers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
St. Charles East is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Vernon Hills just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Lake Park came up short against Hersey on Saturday and fell 2-0. The loss continues a trend for the Lancers in their meetings with the Huskies: they've now lost three in a row.
St. Charles East will have to keep a close watch on Makenna Townsend and Deven Townsend, a pair of players who had a big impact on Lake Park's prior game. Makenna had six kills, six digs, and three aces, while Deven had ten digs and two assists.
Lake Park's defeat dropped their record down to 9-17. As for St. Charles East, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
St. Charles East skirted past Lake Park 2-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Saints since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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