The Lake Forest Scouts are taking a road trip to face off against the Lake Zurich Bears at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Lake Forest is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Lake Forest is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since March 22nd on Saturday. They lost 10-1 to Cary-Grove.
Lake Forest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bink Hartline, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Zurich). They blew past Normal West 17-9 on Saturday. Considering the Bears have won five games by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory made it two in a row for Lake Zurich and bumps their season record up to 8-6. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Lake Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Lake Forest might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from Lake Zurich in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Scouts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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