For the second straight game, Mundelein will face off against Lake Forest. The Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Scouts at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Mundelein is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Mundelein is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lake Forest just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Scouts by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Mustangs have suffered since April 16, 2024.
For Lake Forest's part, they got a great performance from Nate Brezak as he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Brezak a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Lake Forest saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bink Hartline, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave Hartline a new career-high. Another was Luke Pasquesi, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Lake Forest and bumps their season record up to 14-16. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Mundelein, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-7-2.
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