Carmel is 9-1 against Vernon Hills since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Carmel Corsairs will head out on the road to challenge the Vernon Hills Cougars at 4:45 p.m. Carmel will be strutting in after a win while Vernon Hills will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Carmel got the win against Zion-Benton by a conclusive 11-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Carmel.
Aly Krogman made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). Krogman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Krogman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kate Buckingham, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emma Carney, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Vernon Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mundelein.
Carmel has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-14 record this season. As for Vernon Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 12-16-1.
Carmel couldn't quite finish off Vernon Hills in their previous meeting back in March and fell 11-9. Can Carmel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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