Round Lake is 1-9 against Wauconda since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Round Lake Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wauconda Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m.
Round Lake is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Wednesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Grayslake North.
Round Lake saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Russ, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wauconda, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Prairie Ridge 12-11.
Wauconda got a massive performance out of Zachary Johnson, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Koehler, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Round Lake's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Wauconda, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Round Lake suffered a grim 18-3 defeat to Wauconda when the teams last played back in April. Will Round Lake 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 baseball content.
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