20 must be Zion-Benton's lucky number: they beat Lake Forest with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Zee-Bees beat the Scouts by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 20-2. The result was nothing new for the Zee-Bees, who have now won three matches by 12 runs or more so far this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Zion-Benton and bumps their season record up to 4-2-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 20.0 runs over those games. As for Lake Forest, their defeat was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Zion-Benton wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 6-0 loss against Libertyville on the 21st. As for Lake Forest, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 15-0 defeat against Grayslake North on the 19th.
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