The Lakes Eagles will challenge the Glenbrook North Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lakes has given up an average of 8.9 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lakes' last matchup with Lake Zurich could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's matchup on Thursday. The Eagles came up short against the Bears, falling 18-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost three in a row.
Lakes saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liv Tautges, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Tautges has brought in this season.
Meanwhile, Glenbrook North had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They came out on top against the Wildkits by a score of 8-3.
Glenbrook North pushed their record up to 8-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Lakes, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Lakes skirted past Glenbrook North 11-10 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team 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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