Niles West waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over the Vernon Hills Cougars. This was payback for Niles West, who suffered a 1-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
For Vernon Hills' part, Carter Brusso was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Niles West pushed their record up to 8-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Vernon Hills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-14.
Niles West will have a chance to go back-to-back against Vernon Hills: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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