The Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the River Forest Ingots at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lake Station Edison has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight defeats, while River Forest will come in with five straight victories.
Last Friday, Lake Station Edison came up short against Gary West Side and fell 23-18.
Savannah Lazaro and Le'Asia Brown stepped up to the plate in a big way. Lazaro scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Brown scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Harley Hileman was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, River Forest put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against Victory Christian Academy as River Forest made off with a 14-4 win.
Isabelle Tabone was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Tabone has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tabone was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Arianna Hendrix, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kaiden Terrel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Lake Station Edison's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for River Forest, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-8.
Lake Station Edison might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from River Forest in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Lake Station Edison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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