The Mundelein Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lake Zurich Bears at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Mundelein is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Mundelein wound up with the same score they had in their last game (6-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Sean Sanderson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mundelein saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Przespolewski, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Mundelein didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Libertyville only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Lake Zurich waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Scouts with a sharp 11-5 win.
Mundelein's defeat dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Lake Zurich, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-9.
Mundelein was able to grind out a solid win over Lake Zurich in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 8-3. Does Mundelein have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Zurich turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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