Baseball Game Preview: Lake Forest Scouts vs. Wauconda Bulldogs

The Lake Forest Scouts will face off against the Wauconda Bulldogs at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. 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.

On Thursday, Lake Forest didn't have quite enough to beat Evanston and fell 3-2. The Scouts haven't had much luck with the Wildkits recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Charlie Graham made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Those stolen bases were his first of the season.

Meanwhile, Wauconda was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 8-2 to Carmel.

Wauconda also got a good showing from Patrick Shannon, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Shannon is becoming a predictor of the Bulldogs' success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).

Lake Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Wauconda, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.

Lake Forest skirted past Wauconda 5-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Do the Scouts have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.