The Warren Township Blue Devils will take on the Mundelein Mustangs at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mundelein will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Warren Township extended their winning streak to seven on Friday. The Blue Devils put the hurt on Wauconda with a sharp 15-1 win.
Meanwhile, Mundelein can bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They blew past Grant Community 11-5.
Sophia Zepeda tossed a big game, striking out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Avi Perez, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, one triple, and one double. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Shea Eaman, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Warren Township pushed their record up to 16-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mundelein, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.
Warren Township came out on top in a nail-biter against Mundelein when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 9-8. Do the Blue Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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