The Lake Zurich Bears will head out on the road to take on the Wauconda Bulldogs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Zurich hadn't beaten Mundelein on the road since April 12, 2022 but that history sure didn't bother them on Wednesday. The Bears walked away with a 4-1 win over the Mustangs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Alaina Krzeminski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brianna Rubicz, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wauconda). Everything went their way against Round Lake on Thursday as they made off with a 25-7 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Bulldogs with their most commanding win of the season.
Ellary Nick was incredible, going 4-for-5 with five runs, six RBI, and two doubles. Those five runs gave her a new career-high. Samantha Saldana was another key player, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with one home run and four RBI.
Wauconda was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Round Lake only posted a batting average of .176.
Wauconda's win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-22. As for Lake Zurich, their record now sits at 13-14-1.
Lake Zurich might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Wauconda when the teams last played back in May of 2016. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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