Baseball Game Preview: Lake Zurich Bears vs. Stevenson Patriots

For the second straight game, Lake Zurich will face off against Stevenson. The Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Patriots at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Zurich will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.

Lake Zurich will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Stevenson, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Bears narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Patriots 4-3. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by just one run.

For Stevenson's part, Kosuke Sakamoto was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one double. Landon Troung also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Lake Zurich's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-9. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.33 runs across that stretch. As for Stevenson, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-16.