Lake Zurich is 10-0 against Lake Forest since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lake Zurich Bears will be playing at home against the Lake Forest Scouts at 4:45 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Monday, Lake Zurich came up short against Libertyville and fell 5-1.
Lake Zurich got a good showing from Alaina Krzeminski, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Krzeminski has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lake Zurich saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Claire Kohlman, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Lake Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 13-0 to Stevenson.
Lake Zurich's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Lake Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Lake Forest's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lake Zurich hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .337. It's a different story for Lake Forest, though, as they've only averaged .217. Will they be able to contain Lake Zurich's hitters?
Lake Zurich took their victory against Lake Forest in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 13-3. Does Lake Zurich have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Forest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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