Baseball Preview: Niles North Vikings vs. Vernon Hills Cougars
Niles North is 2-7 against Vernon Hills since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Niles North Vikings will be playing at home against the Vernon Hills Cougars at 4:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Niles North came up short against Deerfield and fell 5-1.
Alex Zagorin was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Niles North saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nico Vasquez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Vernon Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell 9-4 to Maine West.
Niles North's defeat dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Vernon Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 4-21.
Everything went Niles North's way against Vernon Hills when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Niles North made off with a 7-1 win. Will Niles North repeat their success, or does Vernon Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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