Preview: Zion-Benton vs. Palatine
The Zion-Benton Zee-Bees will head out on the road to challenge the Palatine Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Zion-Benton couldn't capitalize on their home-pitch advantage in their season opener. Their rough 7-0 defeat to Lake Zurich on Monday might stick with them for a while. Zion-Benton has not had much luck with Lake Zurich recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Palatine's season-opener on Monday wasn't quite what the team was looking for considering the end result. They and Mundelein finished up on equal footing with a 3-3 draw.
Palatine hit Mundelein with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jolee Waddington,
Maya Virgen, and
Autumn Johnson.
Zion-Benton suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Palatine in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Zion-Benton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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