After three games on the road, Crystal Lake South is heading back home. They will welcome the Lakes Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Crystal Lake South is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Crystal Lake Central.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Crystal Lake South got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 12-25, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Lakes waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They won by a set and slipped past the Rams 2-1.
Lakes had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-17, 25-19.
Lakes relied on the efforts of McKenzie Matzl, who had six digs and three aces, and Paige Klassy, who had four digs and 13 assists. That's the most aces Matzl has posted since back in October of 2023.
Crystal Lake South's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-23. As for Lakes, they pushed their record up to 21-14 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Crystal Lake South was able to grind out a solid victory over Lakes in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. Will Crystal Lake South repeat their success, or does Lakes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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