Saint Viator had already won ten in a row and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lake Zurich Bears 2-1.
Saint Viator 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 24-26, 25-16, 15-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Saint Viator to victory, but perhaps none more so than Paige Oberbroeckling, who had five digs and two aces.
Despite the loss, Lake Zurich saw an underclassman step up: Emme Lawrence had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lawrence has posted in her last eight matchups.
Saint Viator is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Lake Zurich, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Saint Viator wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-1 victory against Hersey on the 18th. Lake Zurich has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against New Trier on the 18th.
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