Buffalo Grove had lost four straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 9-13 to make it five. They lost 13-0 to the Libertyville Wildcats. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bison of the 11-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2025.
As for Libertyville, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-6-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games.
For Libertyville's part, they got a great performance from Nico Harper as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Wesont Wyzukovicz was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Bode Rohrbach also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Coming up, Buffalo Grove is taking a road trip to face off against Fremd at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The Vikings' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Bison's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Libertyville, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Highland Park at 10:00 a.m.
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