Waukegan is on a nine-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Woodstock North a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Waukegan Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Woodstock North Thunder at 4:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Waukegan came up short against Proviso East on Saturday, falling 8-1.
Jaylen Albarran was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Albarran was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Albarran wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Leo Maione, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Woodstock North and Hampshire, and Hampshire kept the tradition alive. The Thunder fell just short of the Whip-Purs by a score of 4-3 on Saturday.
Woodstock North also got a good showing from AJ Cohen, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those zero earned runs gave Cohen a new career-low.
Woodstock North's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Waukegan, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Waukegan couldn't quite get it done against Woodstock North in their previous meeting back in March of 2018 as they fell 7-4. Will the Bulldogs 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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