The Prairie Ridge Wolves are taking a road trip to take on the Lake Forest Scouts at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Prairie Ridge took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Conant a 7-0 shutout. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lake Forest hadn't done well against Mundelein recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Scouts blew past the Mustangs 14-4. The game was the first time the Scouts have beaten the Mustangs on their field since May 24, 2021.
Prairie Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 23 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-8-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Lake Forest, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-16.
Everything went Prairie Ridge's way against Lake Forest when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Prairie Ridge made off with a 12-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolves since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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