Baseball Recap: Steve Strelow leads Libertyville to victory over Zion-Benton

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 9:46pm

Baseball Recap: Libertyville Wildcats vs. Zion-Benton Zee-Bees

Libertyville never let their opponents score on Monday. They skirted past the Zion-Benton Zee-Bees 2-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Libertyville also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.

The result came thanks to Josh Holst's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up 17 Ks.

At the plate, Steve Strelow was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.

Libertyville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7-1 record this season. As for Zion-Benton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 15 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season.

Libertyville will have a chance to go back-to-back against Zion-Benton: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.

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