Lake Forest and Lake Zurich are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Lake Forest Scouts are on the road again on Monday to play the Lake Zurich Bears at 4:45 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, it was close, but Lake Forest sidestepped Greenfield for a 6-5 victory. That's two games straight that Lake Forest has won by just one run.
Luca Royer was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Sinclair, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Lake Zurich beat Wauconda 9-6 on Saturday.
Lake Forest is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Lake Zurich, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Lake Forest skirted past Lake Zurich 10-9 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Forest since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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