Girls basketball falls on the road to Lake Zurich

Will Davis

February 5, 2018

LAKE ZURICH, Ill.–Now that it is official that both the Lake Zurich Bears (15-9, 10-3) and the Lake Forest Scouts (20-9, 9-4) will be playing in the Grayslake North IHSA Regional in a little more than a week, it only makes sense that their rivalry was heightened in Friday night’s NSC tilt.

The Scouts battled throughout, trying to earn a tough road win against a Lake Zurich team who is battle-tasted. With the score tied at 26 at the end of the third, however, the road warriors ran out of gas on the offensive end. The Bears outscored the Scouts 14-8 in the final frame en route to a 40-34 victory in their tenth NSC win of the year.

Sophomore Halle Douglass led the Scouts with 9 points while junior Ellie Pearson added 7. The Scouts shot just 13-49 (27%) from the field in the road loss and were just 4-24 from 3-point land. Ellie Pearson added 8 rebounds for the Scouts.

The Lady Scouts look to bounce back in their final regular season game this Wednesday on Senior Night vs. Zion-Benton. This will be the Scouts’ last tune-up before the ISHA State Tournament begins the following week.

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Will Davis, Editor

Will Davis is in his second year as a contributor for The Forest Scout. He plays baseball and soccer and also serves as the basketball team's statistician during the winter months. Will is thrilled to have the opportunity to write for and edit the In Between the Lines section.