For the second straight game, Lake Zurich will face off against Mundelein. The Bears will venture away from home to square off against the Mustangs at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Lake Zurich is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since March 25th on Monday. They came up short against Mundelein, falling 9-3. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
For Mundelein's part, Baris Brua tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Those nine strikeouts gave Brua a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Caden Earing was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Johnny Weiss, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
The win (which was Mundelein's fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-5-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lake Zurich, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
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