The Lake Zurich Bears will challenge the Hononegah Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lake Zurich had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the seven-goal drubbing they dealt McHenry on Tuesday. The Bears never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The win continues a trend for Lake Zurich in their matchups with McHenry: they've now won seven in a row.
Lake Zurich hit McHenry with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ellie Wise (2), Reilly Novak (2), Delilah Swartwood (2), and Teryn Gravistin.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Hononegah walked away with it. They put the hurt on the Huskies with a sharp 5-0 victory on Tuesday. Give Hononegah's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Hononegah's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for Lake Zurich, their win bumped their record up to 15-2-2.
Lake Zurich took their victory against Hononegah in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 4-0 score. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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