Vernon Hills is 0-7 against Evanston since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Vernon Hills Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Evanston Wildkits at 4:45 p.m.
Vernon Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wauconda. That's two games in a row now that Vernon Hills has lost by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, Evanston was able to grind out a solid win over Hersey on Friday, taking the game 5-1. The victory was just what Evanston needed coming off of an 11-2 defeat in their prior match.
Vernon Hills' loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Evanston, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season.
Vernon Hills couldn't quite finish off Evanston in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 11-9. Can Vernon Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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