Lake Zurich faced Stevenson in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Bears came out on top in a nail-biter against the Patriots, sneaking past 1-0. Lake Zurich's winning goal came courtesy of Cammy Niepomnik.

Bears
05/14/25 vs Stevenson | 1-0 |
05/06/25 vs Mundelein | 3-0 |
05/01/25 vs Zion-Benton | 7-0 |
04/12/25 vs Lakes | 2-0 |
04/12/25 vs Glenbrook North | 0-0 |
+ 2 more games |
Lake Zurich pushed their record up to 14-2-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those seven contests. As for Stevenson, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1-1 and their overall record down to 9-4-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lake Zurich will square off against Palatine at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Zurich are facing Palatine at the right time seeing as Palatine are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Stevenson, they will challenge Carmel at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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