Lake Forest Academy battled, but came up short in a three-set decision against visiting Elgin Academy. The Caxys held an 18-13 lead in the first set, but the Hilltoppers scored 12 of the set’s final 14 points to claim the opening frame by a score of 25-20. The second set saw LFA hold off Elgin Academy by a score of 25-22. The home team held leads of 19-14 and 23-19 before securing the three-point win to force a deciding third set. LFA started slow in the third set and trailed by as many as eight points at 18-10. The Caxys put together an 8-3 run to pull within three at 21-18 before the Hilltoppers rallied for the 25-20 final score. Michael Xing ’23 tallied a team-high eight kills while Charlie Campbell ’23 added five kills, eight digs and three aces. Evan Stastny ’24 had four kills and two blocks and Charles Kuhns ’23 added five blocks with a pair of kills. Bill Le ’23 totaled 17 assists for the Caxys and Myke Chen ’23 added seven digs and three kills.