Vernon Hills fell victim to Highland Park and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 9-0 to the Giants. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Giants recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Vernon Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Highland Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-4-1 record this season.
Vernon Hills and Highland Park could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Cougars will square off against Mundelein at 4:45 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (414 vs. 43). Meanwhile, Highland Park (ranked 89th) will meet Andrew (ranked 15th) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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