Knights
| 04/17/25 @ Round Lake | 20 |
| 04/19/25 @ Lake Forest | 15 |
| 04/11/25 @ Zion-Benton | 13 |
| 04/10/25 @ Lakes | 13 |
| 03/26/25 vs Necedah | 11 |
Grayslake North entered their tilt with Lake Forest on Saturday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Scouts a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won eight contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Riley O'Brien made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Grayslake North let Brena Dalton and Lauren Gaeding run wild. Dalton went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Gaeding went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Gaeding has hit this season. Jane Pritchard was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Grayslake North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .387 or higher in seven consecutive games.
Grayslake North pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Lake Forest, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Looking ahead, Grayslake North will be playing in front of their home fans against Harvard at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Lake Forest, they will challenge Waukegan at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 19.13 runs per game on average), something the Scouts will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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