The Vernon Hills Cougars will be playing at home against the Niles North Vikings at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Vernon Hills has now lost 12 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 19.
Last Monday, Vernon Hills came up short against Niles North and fell 5-2.
For Niles North's part, Mitch Tutchen tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Dylan Kang and Nico Vasquez did most of the damage at the plate: Kang scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Vasquez scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Vernon Hills' loss dropped their record down to 4-24. As for Niles North, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-16.
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