The Grayslake Central Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vernon Hills Cougars at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The pair are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Grayslake Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Panthers a 20-0 shutout.
Trinity Breault was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Breault has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Breault was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Audrey Smith, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ashley Mueller, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Vernon Hills gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Niles North 11-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Vernon Hills.
Grayslake Central now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Vernon Hills, their win bumped their record up to 4-5-1.
Grayslake Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Vernon Hills in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Will Grayslake Central repeat their success, or does Vernon Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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