The Lake Forest Scouts will square off against the Prairie Ridge Wolves at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lake Forest barely beat Mundelein the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Scouts blew past the Mustangs 14-4 on Thursday. The victory was nothing new for the Scouts as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Prairie Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They never let Conant get on the board and left with a 7-0 win on Friday. Considering the Wolves have won 14 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Prairie Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won 18 of their last 23 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-8-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Lake Forest, their win bumped their record up to 15-16.
Lake Forest might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Prairie Ridge in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Scouts have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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