Vernon Hills is 1-9 against Carmel since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Vernon Hills Cougars will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Carmel Corsairs, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:45 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Vernon Hills came out on top against Cary-Grove by a score of 7-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Meanwhile, everything went Carmel's way against Zion-Benton on Friday as Carmel made off with an 11-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Carmel.
Aly Krogman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). Krogman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Krogman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kate Buckingham, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Emma Carney was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Vernon Hills' win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-16-1. As for Carmel, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-14 record this season.
Vernon Hills skirted past Carmel 11-9 in their previous meeting back in March. Does Vernon Hills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carmel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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