Vernon Hills is 1-9 against Carmel since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Vernon Hills Cougars have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Carmel Corsairs at 4:45 p.m.
On Saturday, Vernon Hills came up short against Mundelein and fell 7-4.
Meanwhile, Carmel made easy work of Zion-Benton on Friday and carried off an 11-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Carmel.
Aly Krogman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). Krogman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Krogman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kate Buckingham, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Emma Carney was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Vernon Hills' loss dropped their record down to 12-16-1. As for Carmel, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-14 record this season.
Vernon Hills skirted past Carmel 11-9 in their previous meeting back in March. Does Vernon Hills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carmel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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