The Stevenson Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Lake Zurich Bears at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Stevenson sitting on four straight victories and Lake Zurich on seven.
Stevenson can't be too worried about heading out to take on Lake Zurich: they just beat Grayslake Central at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Patriots came out on top against the Rams by a score of 6-3 on Saturday.
Sam Prosk looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
Kosuke Sakamoto
| 05/12/25 vs Zion-Benton | 4 |
| 04/21/25 @ Waukegan | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Mundelein | 3 |
| 05/17/25 @ Grayslake Central | 2 |
| 05/05/25 vs Warren Township | 2 |
| + 11 more games |
On the hitting side, Stevenson's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kosuke Sakamoto, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double. Sakamoto is becoming a predictor of the Patriots' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 8-1 (and 8-14 when he doesn't). Frank Costabile was another, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Lake Zurich sidestepped Huntley for a 3-2 victory.
Lake Zurich pushed their record up to 20-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Stevenson, they now have a winning record of 16-15.
Stevenson beat Lake Zurich 6-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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