Softball Game Preview: Waukegan Bulldogs vs. Maine East Blue Demons

The Waukegan Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Maine East Blue Demons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Waukegan fell victim to Woodstock and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 21-0 to the Blue Streaks, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Maine East sidestepped Northside for a 2-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Blue Demons in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won five in a row.

Maine East's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Waukegan, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Waukegan took their win against Maine East when the teams last played back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 24-6. Will Waukegan repeat their success, or does Maine East has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.