The Carmel Corsairs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Lake Forest Scouts at 4:45 p.m. Carmel will be strutting in after a win while Lake Forest will be coming in after a loss.
Carmel scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Everything went their way against Marian Catholic as Carmel made off with an 11-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Carmel considering their two-run performance the match before.
Meanwhile, Lake Forest fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Libertyville on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 6-2 to the Wildcats. Lake Forest has not had much luck with Libertyville recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Callum Morrison was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Lake Forest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Lamberti, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Carmel now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Lake Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Carmel took their win against Lake Forest when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Does Carmel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Forest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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