Maine East is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Lake Forest an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Maine East Blue Demons will welcome the Lake Forest Scouts at 10:00 a.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Maine East lost 24-7 to Evanston on Thursday.
Emma Asien made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Rand Tidi, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lake Forest came up short against Warren Township on Friday, falling 13-3. That's two games in a row now that the Scouts have lost by exactly ten runs.
Lake Forest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ranallo Arianna, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Lake Forest's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Maine East, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Lake Forest's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Maine East has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Lake Forest, though, as they've been averaging only 3 strikeouts. Will Maine East keep running through batters, or will the Scouts buck the trend?
Maine East suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Lake Forest in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Blue Demons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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