The Zion-Benton Zee-Bees will head out to square off against the Vernon Hills Cougars at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Zion-Benton has given up an average of 7.3 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Zion-Benton's offense. They came up short against Lake Zurich on Tuesday, falling 16-0. The Zee-Bees have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Vernon Hills suffered their closest defeat since April 11th on Thursday. They fell just short of Niles West by a score of 4-2.
Vernon Hills saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DJ Biede, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Vernon Hills' loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Zion-Benton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.
Zion-Benton suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Vernon Hills in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. Can the Zee-Bees avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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