After losing to Vernon Hills the last time they met, Lake Zurich decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Lake Zurich Bears came out on top in a nail-biter against the Vernon Hills Cougars on Friday and snuck past 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lake Zurich.
Kelly Selzer was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Morgan Lesniewicz, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Lake Zurich is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Vernon Hills, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-18-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lake Zurich will square off against Dundee-Crown at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Zurich is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Vernon Hills, they will head out on the road to challenge Grayslake Central at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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