The Lakes Eagles will square off against the Palatine Pirates at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Lakes is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Lakes didn't have quite enough to beat Zion-Benton and fell 2-1. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Zee-Bees 25-21 in the first set.
While Lakes ultimately came up short, they really made Zion-Benton work, particularly in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 29-27, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Lakes got top-tier performance from Luke Rytina, who had 22 digs and two aces. Benjamin Newcomb also deserves some recognition as he served his first ace of the season.
Meanwhile, Palatine beat Rolling Meadows 2-0 on Tuesday.
While Palatine won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17.
Palatine has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-17 record this season. As for Lakes, their loss dropped their record down to 14-20.
Lakes couldn't quite get it done against Palatine in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as they fell 2-0. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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