Baseball Game Preview: Larkin Royals vs. Round Lake Panthers

Larkin is on a nine-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Round Lake a 25-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Larkin Royals will look to defend their home field against the Round Lake Panthers at 10:00 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Larkin fell victim to Ridgewood and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rebels.

Grayslake Central hit Round Lake with a 15-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers came up short against the Rams, falling 15-3.

Julian Lozada was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Amaral, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Larkin's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Round Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.