For the second straight game, Round Lake will face off against Wauconda. The Panthers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Bulldogs at 4:45 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Round Lake has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Wauconda will arrive with three straight wins.
On Wednesday, Round Lake didn't have quite enough to beat Wauconda and fell 4-3.
For Wauconda's part, they got a great performance from Brayden Kirchwehm as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Kirchwehm a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Luke Sickmeir was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Lucas Swanson, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Wauconda hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Round Lake struck out eight times.
Wauconda's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-11. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Round Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
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