Softball Preview: Lake Zurich Bears vs. Zion-Benton Zee-Bees
Lake Zurich is 8-2 against Zion-Benton since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lake Zurich Bears will head out on the road to take on the Zion-Benton Zee-Bees at 4:45 p.m. Neither Lake Zurich nor Zion-Benton posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Lake Zurich is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lockport just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Porters by a score of 3-2.
Grace McConnell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Zion-Benton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to Mundelein.
Lake Zurich's record now sits at 9-8. As for Zion-Benton, their record is now 4-8.
Lake Zurich skirted past Zion-Benton 4-3 in their previous meeting on April 11th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Zurich since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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