Lake Forest hasn't had much luck against Mundelein recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Scouts will challenge the Mustangs at 4:45 p.m. Lake Forest has given up an average of 14.9 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lake Forest is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game on Monday. They lost 15-0 to Libertyville. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Scouts' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Mundelein got the win against Waukegan on Monday by a conclusive 17-2. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
Mundelein got a massive performance out of Kieley Tomas, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Emily Courtney was another key player, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Mundelein always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April.
Mundelein is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Lake Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-20.
Lake Forest might still be hurting after the 18-0 loss they got from Mundelein in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Scouts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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