On Saturday, the Lake Forest Scouts narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Greenfield Hustlin' Hawks 6-5. That's two games straight that Lake Forest has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Luca Royer, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Collin Sinclair, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
On Greenfield's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Olson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Lake Forest is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Greenfield, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Lake Forest will head out on the road to take on Lake Zurich at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Lake Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Greenfield, they will be playing at home against Augustine Prep at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Augustine Prep will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Greenfield surely won't give up without a fight.
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