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| 03/18/25 - Home | 8-6 W |
| 03/15/24 - Away | 8-5 W |
| 03/22/23 - Away | 7-1 W |
Palatine has gone a perfect 3-0 against Vernon Hills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Palatine Pirates will welcome the Vernon Hills Cougars at 4:45 p.m.
Palatine is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Vernon Hills 8-6. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Ian Sherman made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Sherman was even better at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Peter Mulhern looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits (and only one walk).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Joe Riley, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Cooper Houston was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Palatine came out on top in a nail-biter against Vernon Hills when the teams last played on Tuesday, sneaking past 8-6. Will Palatine repeat their success, or does Vernon Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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