Libertyville won against Carmel last Friday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Libertyville Wildcats came out on top against the Lake Zurich Bears by a score of 5-1. The win was nothing new for Libertyville as they're now sitting on four straight.
Taylor Higham made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Higham has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Higham was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Emily Psyhogios was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Zoe Kinsella was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple.
On Lake Zurich's side, they got a good showing from Alaina Krzeminski, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Lake Zurich saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Claire Kohlman, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Libertyville's victory bumped their record up to 12-13. As for Lake Zurich, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Libertyville will take on Mundelein at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Libertyville is on a three-game streak of home wins, Mundelein a 11-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Lake Zurich will take on Lake Forest at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Zurich is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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