The Palatine Pirates will square off against the Lake Zurich Bears at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lake Zurich took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Palatine, who comes in off a win.
Palatine will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Fremd, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Palatine beat Fremd by a goal, winning 4-3. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Lake Zurich after they claimed the first goal on Tuesday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell just short of Stevenson by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost eight in a row.
Lake Zurich's goal came courtesy of
Trevor Smith, who's now up to two this season.
The win made it two in a row for Palatine and bumps their season record up to 9-6-3. As for Lake Zurich, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3-6.
Palatine beat Lake Zurich 4-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palatine since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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