The Lake Forest Scouts will head out on the road to challenge the Deerfield Warriors at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Lake Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Lake Forest finally turned things around against Waukegan on Wednesday. Lake Forest was the clear victor by a 26-12 margin over Waukegan. The high-scoring effort was just what Lake Forest needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Natalie Bernahl made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Bernahl was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Arianna Ranallo and Aubrey Stark did most of the damage at the plate: Ranallo scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Stark scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Natalie LaMartin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Deerfield ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Niles West out 7-6.
Lake Forest's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9. As for Deerfield, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Lake Forest might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Deerfield when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Lake Forest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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