The Lake Forest Scouts will venture away from home to face off against the Wauconda Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Forest is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Lake Forest took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Prairie Ridge, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Scouts came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wolves on Saturday, sneaking past 3-2.
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Charlie Melin and Nate Uhart dominated on the mound. Melin tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits, while Uhart tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Melin has become a key player for Lake Forest: the team is 6-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 10-14 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Lamberti, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Wauconda sidestepped Sycamore for a 7-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Blake Swanson was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jake Thorstenson, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one double.
Wauconda's record now sits at 18-14. As for Lake Forest, the victory got them back to even at 16-16.
Lake Forest couldn't quite finish off Wauconda in their previous meeting back in April and fell 10-8. Can the Scouts avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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