Baseball Recap: Lake Forest Academy Find Success

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Latin, Lake Forest Academy was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over the Francis W. Parker Colonels. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Caxys have posted since May 1, 2024.

Parker Pollak

Hits (Career)

05/05/25 vs Francis W. Parker	3
04/19/25 vs Schaumburg Christian	2
04/26/25 vs Lake Forest	1
04/16/25 @ North Shore Country Day	1
05/08/24 vs Latin	1

The team relied heavily on Parker Pollak, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carson Tucker, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Lake Forest Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Lake Forest Academy's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10. As for Francis W. Parker, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.

Lake Forest Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Francis W. Parker: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.