The Jacobs Golden Eagles will face off against the Lake Zurich Bears at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Jacobs: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Lake Zurich has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
Jacobs made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Central, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Golden Eagles fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 7-5 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Golden Eagles have suffered since April 11th.
Meanwhile, Lake Zurich never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They blew past Zion-Benton 16-0. Considering the Bears have won eight matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lake Zurich is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Jacobs, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Jacobs couldn't quite get it done against Lake Zurich in their previous meeting back in June of 2021 as they fell 4-0. Can the Golden Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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