The Lake Park Lancers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Wheaton North Falcons at 4:30 p.m. Lake Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Lake Park's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against St. Charles East on Monday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fighting Saints. The match marked the first time this year in which Lake Park was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, while Wheaton North put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Batavia. Wheaton North came out on top against Batavia by a score of 5-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wheaton North.
Not much got past Hannah Wulf, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Batavia off the board. Wulf has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Monica Kading was incredible, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ava Hartnett, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Lake Park's loss dropped their record down to 17-4. As for Wheaton North, their win bumped their record up to 18-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lake Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wheaton North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lake Park skirted past Wheaton North 4-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Lake Park repeat their success, or does Wheaton North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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