Softball Recap: Lake Park Extends Winning Streak to Three

Lancers

Margin (Wins)

03/26/25 vs Bartlett	14
05/07/25 @ Geneva	12
04/01/25 @ East Carter	12
04/21/25 vs Geneva	11
04/17/25 @ Batavia	11

Lake Park waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Prospect Knights a 6-0 shutout. Considering the Lancers have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Not much got past Gianna Furlano, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Prospect off the board. Furlano has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Ariana O'Connell was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Gaetana Calo, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Lake Park's record is now 16-5. As for Prospect, they dropped their record down to 19-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Park will host St. Charles East at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Lancers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Fighting Saints have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Prospect, they will be playing at home against Buffalo Grove at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.