Zion-Benton is 2-8 against Stevenson since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Zion-Benton Zee-Bees will head out on the road to face off against the Stevenson Patriots at 4:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Zion-Benton made easy work of Lake Forest and carried off a 15-3 victory.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Stevenson gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lake Forest a 13-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Stevenson.
Samantha Gotschewski tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jasmine Lucero, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Shimanski, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Zion-Benton's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-9. As for Stevenson, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.
Zion-Benton might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Stevenson in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stevenson's Ava Potempa, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Zion-Benton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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