Stevenson is 8-2 against Lake Forest since September of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Patriots will face off against the Scouts at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Stevenson has four straight victories, Lake Forest has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Stevenson and Crystal Lake Central meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Patriots had just enough and edged out the Tigers 2-1.
Stevenson had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-16, 25-21.

Zuzanna Wal
09/26/25 @ Crystal Lake Central | 5 |
09/24/25 @ Waukegan | 3 |
09/13/25 @ Niles West | 2 |
09/08/25 vs Buffalo Grove | 2 |
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Jane Tan and Zuzanna Wal were among the main playmakers for Stevenson as the former had three digs and two aces and the latter had nine digs and five assists. Those five assists gave Wal a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Lake Forest came up short against Loyola Academy on Monday and fell 2-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-18.
Lake Forest's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Stevenson, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
Stevenson beat Lake Forest 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots 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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