The Lake Forest Scouts will head out on the road to face off against the Saint Viator Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Forest is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Monday, Lake Forest didn't have quite enough to beat Deerfield and fell 2-1. While the Scouts didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 25-22 in the first set.
Lake Forest 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 22-25, 25-22, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Saint Viator waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a set and slipped past the Spartans 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 21-25, 25-20, 25-6.
Isabella Botero was the offensive standout of the game as she had four digs and 13 assists.
Saint Viator was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Lake Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 7-20. As for Saint Viator, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Lake Forest came up short against Saint Viator in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Lake Forest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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