The Buffalo Grove Bison are taking a road trip to take on the Lake Zurich Bears at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Buffalo Grove turned things around against Hoffman Estates on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Hawks 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bison have posted since May 3, 2024.
The team relied heavily on Cole Diaz, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Andrew Lee also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triples of the season.
Meanwhile, Lake Zurich made easy work of Grayslake North on Thursday and carried off a 10-2 win. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by seven runs or more this season.
Lake Zurich is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Buffalo Grove, their win bumped their record up to 7-19-2.
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