Mundelein won the last time they faced Lake Zurich, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Mundelein Mustangs came out on top against the Lake Zurich Bears by a score of 12-8. That's two games straight that Mundelein has won by exactly four runs.
Dylan Trahan and Baris Brua dominated on the mound. Trahan pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Brua tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Trahan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Caden Earing, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Braden Carman, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Mundelein pushed their record up to 17-6 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Lake Zurich, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11.
Mundelein will look to defend their home field on Friday against Maine South at 4:45 p.m. As for Lake Zurich, they will head out on the road to square off against Fremd at 4:45 a.m. on Thursday. Fremd's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Lake Zurich's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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