Kane County Cougars bounce back to beat Gary SouthShore

The Kane County Cougars (16-9) responded after Friday night's loss with a 9-4 victory over the Gary SouthShore RailCats (12-13) on Saturday evening at Northwestern Medicine Field, setting up a rubber match with a chance to continue their streak of winning every series this season.

Gary grabbed an early lead in the first inning when Camryn Williams grounded into a double play that brought home Kory Howell, giving the RailCats a 1-0 advantage.

The Cougars answered emphatically in the second.

After a walk to Zane Spinn and a double by Nick Dalesandro tied the game, Kane County sent 10 batters to the plate and scored five runs in the frame. Josh Allen delivered a two-run double off the wall in left center, Matt Bottcher followed with an RBI double, and Charles Mack added an RBI single to cap the rally and put the Cougars ahead 5-1.