South Elgin lost to Lake Park back in May of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Storm fell 2-0 to the Lancers.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by exactly three points. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-22.
Emilio Martinez paced South Elgin's offense, picking up seven kills. Martinez got some help from Tyler Aluquin and his 13 assists.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lake Park to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jake Ellenbecker, who had 12 assists and four digs. Ellenbecker has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last 20 times he's played.
South Elgin's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 15-19. As for Lake Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-12 record this season.
South Elgin will challenge St. Charles East at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lake Park, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 loss against St. Charles North on the 19th.
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