The Glenbard East Rams will take on the Lake Zurich Bears in a tournament on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Glenbard East is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Libertyville just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Glenbard East sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-15, 18-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Lake Zurich faced Oak Park-River Forest in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Bears fell 2-0 to the Huskies. The Bears have struggled against the Huskies recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Lake Zurich's loss dropped their record down to 24-3. As for Glenbard East, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-11.
Glenbard East couldn't quite get it done against Lake Zurich in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as they fell 2-0. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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