Kane County Cougars lose to Milwaukee; playoff series to be decided Saturday night in Geneva

In the second game of their playoff matchup between the Milwaukee Milkmen and Kane County Cougars, the Milkmen got the job done with a 12-0 win to even the series Friday night at Northwestern Medicine Field.

Unlike Wednesday night, the scoring came early in the first inning for the Milkmen against Chris Mazza. Alec Olund and Parker Lester led off the game with back-to-back doubles, the latter scored Olund from second and gave Milwaukee an early 1-0 lead. After a single by Chase Estep set up runners at the corners, Kaden Hollow lined a ball through the infield for a basehit, scoring Lester and pushing the lead to 2-0. Then, Joe Gray blooped a single into center field, driving in Estep and extending the lead to 3-0.

The teams will play the third and final game of the playoff series at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Northwestern Medicine Field. The winner of that game will advance to the East Division Championship and play the Chicago Dogs.