The Lake Forest Scouts are taking a road trip to take on the Rolling Meadows Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Forest will be strutting in after a win while Rolling Meadows will be coming in after a defeat.
Lake Forest will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Waukegan, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Scouts put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 15-2 victory on Monday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Scouts' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Shader Sophia was a standout: she got on base in both of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those stolen bases were her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Stark Aubrey, who went 1-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Lake Forest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Rolling Meadows fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Prospect on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 4-2. The Mustangs' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Rolling Meadows saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mary Linker, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
Rolling Meadows' defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Lake Forest, they moved to 2-7 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Lake Forest might still be hurting after the 19-4 loss they got from Rolling Meadows in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Scouts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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