The Prospect Knights will head out to square off against the Lake Park Lancers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Prospect barely beat Rolling Meadows the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Knights blew past the Mustangs 9-3 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Lake Park made sure to put some runs up on the board against Geneva on Wednesday. The Lancers put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 13-1 win. Considering the Lancers have won eight games by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Ariana O'Connell, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. Reese Nolbertowicz was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.
The victory made it two in a row for Lake Park and bumps their season record up to 15-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Prospect, their victory bumped their record up to 19-6.
Prospect suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Lake Park in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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