The Lakes Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Vernon Hills Cougars at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Lakes is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Waukegan on Thursday. The Eagles lost 3-0 to the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Vernon Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Highland Park, falling 3-0.
Vernon Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Lakes, they now have a losing record of 9-10.
Lakes was able to grind out a solid victory over Vernon Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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