While it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Waukegan was not quite Palatine's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell 4-2 to the Palatine Pirates. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Waukegan in their matchups with Palatine: they've now lost three in a row.
Xiaoxu Mejia and
Regina Rosales did their best for Waukegan and scored both of Waukegan's goals. Those were goals were season-firsts for both players.
Waukegan's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Palatine, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0-1.
Waukegan will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Zion-Benton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Palatine, they will look to defend their home pitch on Wednesday against Buffalo Grove at 6:30 p.m.
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