Lake Zurich hit Normal West with a six-run fourth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats lost 17-9 to the Bears.
Cooper Temples and Chase Knuth did some serious damage despite the final result: Temples went 3-for-4 with two runs and one double, while Knuth went 2-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam McCully, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI.
Normal West's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Lake Zurich, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Normal West will welcome Normal Community at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Ironmen's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so the Wildcats' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lake Zurich, they will square off against Lake Forest at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The Bears are facing the Scouts at the right time seeing as the Scouts are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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