For the second straight game, Vernon Hills will face off against Maine East. The Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Blue Demons at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Vernon Hills' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Maine East with a sharp 10-0 win. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Blue Demons recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Robert Miller
| 04/22/25 vs Maine East | 10 |
| 04/03/25 vs Rolling Meadows | 9 |
| 03/17/25 vs Fenton | 8 |
| 04/15/25 @ Niles North | 7 |
| 03/22/25 vs Goreville | 7 |
Vernon Hills got a great performance from Robert Miller as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Miller a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Connor Brockway, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Dugan, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Maine East dropped their record down to 2-11 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Vernon Hills, their win bumped their record up to 6-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Vernon Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Maine East struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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