The Schaumburg Christian Conquerors will square off against the Lake Forest Academy Caxys at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Schaumburg Christian and five for Lake Forest Academy.
Schaumburg Christian came up short against Families of Faith Christian Academy on Tuesday, falling 18-1.
Schaumburg Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Calvin Leonhardt, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base. That hit was Leonhardt's first of the season.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Lake Forest Academy and North Shore Country Day have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Wednesday. The Caxys fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 12-10. Even though they lost, the Caxys' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.3 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Jude Trandel made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Landon Fraser, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Schaumburg Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Lake Forest Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Schaumburg Christian might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Lake Forest Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can the Conquerors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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