After flying high against Zion-Benton last Tuesday, Libertyville came back down to earth. The Libertyville Wildcats took an 11-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stevenson Patriots on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for Libertyville in their matchups with Stevenson: they've now lost three in a row.
Emily Psyhogios was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Lindsey Loizzo was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
On Stevenson's side, they got a massive performance out of Alyssa Shimanski, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmine Lucero, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Libertyville's loss dropped their record down to 13-15. As for Stevenson, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Libertyville will head out on the road to face off against Cary-Grove at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Libertyville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Stevenson, they will be playing at home against New Trier at 4:45 p.m. on Friday.
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