Niles West is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Vernon Hills is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Niles West Wolves will take on the Vernon Hills Cougars at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Niles West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought game, but Niles West had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Resurrection. The loss continues a trend for Niles West in their matchups with Resurrection: they've now lost three in a row.
Mackenzie Bickhaus made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Olivia Pukal, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Vernon Hills put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past New Trier 13-3.
Niles West's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Vernon Hills, the victory got them back to even at 12-12-1.
Niles West was able to grind out a solid win over Vernon Hills when the teams last played last Monday, winning 11-8. Does Niles West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vernon Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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