Carmel is 9-1 against Vernon Hills since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Carmel Corsairs will head out on the road to take on the Vernon Hills Cougars at 4:45 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Carmel got the win against Zion-Benton by a conclusive 11-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Carmel.
Aly Krogman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). Krogman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Krogman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kate Buckingham was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emma Carney, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Vernon Hills had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Cary-Grove on Tuesday by a score of 7-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Carmel has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-14 record this season. As for Vernon Hills, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-16-1.
Carmel couldn't quite finish off Vernon Hills in their previous meeting back in March and fell 11-9. Can Carmel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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