After both having extra time off, the Lake Zurich Bears and the Palatine Pirates will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Zurich took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Zion-Benton.
Lake Zurich easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Palatine narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Schaumburg 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Palatine who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 26-28, 25-21.
Lake Zurich is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Palatine, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
Lake Zurich beat Palatine 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Lake Zurich repeat their success, or does Palatine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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