The Lyons Lions will head out to face off against the Waubonsie Valley Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Lyons is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Oak Park-River Forest, who was ranked fourth at the time (Lyons was ranked second). The Lions fell 2-0 to the Huskies on Tuesday. The game marked the first time this season in which the Lions were not able to get on the board.
While Lyons ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 20 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Waubonsie Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Schaumburg on Saturday and fell 2-1. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lyons fell to 7-1. As for Waubonsie Valley, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Lyons was able to grind out a solid win over Waubonsie Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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