Lake Forest Academy had lost three straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 2-9 to make it four. They came up short against the Lake Forest Scouts, falling 13-3. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Caxys of the 9-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2022.
Lake Forest Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Frekko, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
As for Lake Forest, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-12. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly ten runs.
On Lake Forest's side, Patrick Walsh tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. What's more, Walsh posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luke Pasquesi, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephen Cole, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Lake Forest Academy and Lake Forest could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Caxys will challenge Latin at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (594 vs. 211). Meanwhile, Lake Forest (ranked 353rd) will meet Stevenson (ranked 163rd) at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.
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