Softball Game Preview: Grayslake Central Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 2:15am

Softball Preview: Grayslake Central Rams vs. Lakes Eagles

The Grayslake Central Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Lakes Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Grayslake Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.

Grayslake Central's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Round Lake 15-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Grayslake Central considering their one-run performance the matchup before.

Meanwhile, Lakes has not done well against Wauconda recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Lakes came out on top in a nail-biter against Wauconda and snuck past 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lakes.

Grayslake Central now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Lakes, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season.

Grayslake Central came up short against Lakes in their previous meeting back in April, falling 6-1. Can Grayslake Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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