The Zion-Benton Zee-Bees will venture away from home to face off against the Schaumburg Saxons at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Schaumburg took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Zion-Benton, who comes in off a win.
Zion-Benton will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Waukegan on Monday. The Zee-Bees' pitcher stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Zee-Bees' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Zion-Benton got a great performance from Andrew Mitchell as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Mitchell has posted since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Michael Gonzalez was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. Jaxon Zaugra also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Schaumburg came up short against Evergreen Park on Saturday and fell 9-5. The Saxons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Schaumburg's loss dropped their record down to 9-24. As for Zion-Benton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-20.
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