It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Lake Forest ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Carmel Corsairs 2-1. That's two games straight that the Scouts have won by just one run.
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Andrew Marks looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Lake Forest is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 2-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luke Pasquesi, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Lake Forest and bumps their season record up to 4-6. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Carmel, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.
Coming up, Lake Forest will take on Vernon Hills at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Carmel, they will host Lakes at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Corsairs 3, the Eagles 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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