Buffalo Grove is 8-2 against Prospect since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Buffalo Grove Bison will be playing at home against the Prospect Knights at 4:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Buffalo Grove has three straight victories, Prospect has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Buffalo Grove is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Wheeling 19-4. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Buffalo Grove with their most commanding win of the season.
The team relied heavily on Leah Hampton, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Paige Veller was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Prospect had to settle for an 8-6 defeat against Rolling Meadows on Friday.
Prospect saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liz Aicher, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Kulak, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Buffalo Grove has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Prospect, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-11.
Buffalo Grove took their win against Prospect when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 9-2. Does Buffalo Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Prospect turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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