Eagles
| 05/13/25 vs Crystal Lake South | 9-4 |
| 05/08/25 vs Round Lake | 16-0 |
| 05/06/25 @ Grayslake North | 22-9 |
| 05/01/25 vs Wauconda | 7-6 |
Lakes waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Crystal Lake South Gators. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 16-6 victory the Gators walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2021.
Abby Charlton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Liv Tautges was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brookelynn Maxson, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Lakes' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-9. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Crystal Lake South, they are on a 25-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-22.
Coming up, Lakes is taking a road trip to challenge Grayslake Central at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rams have averaged an impressive 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Crystal Lake South, they will face off against Cary-Grove at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Trojans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.72 runs per game on average), something the Gators will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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