Lake Zurich had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 victory over the Marengo Indians.
Katarina Milutinovic spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and six unearned) runs on ten hits.
On the hitting side, Alli Koelper was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelly Selzer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Lake Zurich has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Marengo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-5.
Lake Zurich will head out on the road to face off against Lockport at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lake Zurich is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Marengo, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Plano at 4:30 p.m. Marengo is facing Plano at the right time seeing as Plano is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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