McHenry has been away from home for six games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Crystal Lake South Gators at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
McHenry is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Crystal Lake Central just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, McHenry sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-9, 22-25, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Crystal Lake South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Huntley by a score of 2-1. While the Gators didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Red Raiders 28-26 in the first set.
Crystal Lake South started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 25-10, 25-11.
Despite the loss, Crystal Lake South had strong showings from Olivia Apt, who had three digs and 24 assists, and Maddy Cook, who had 16 digs.
McHenry's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-14. As for Crystal Lake South, their loss dropped their record down to 9-17.
McHenry came out on top in a nail-biter against Crystal Lake South in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Will McHenry repeat their success, or does Crystal Lake South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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