Skokie, IL — Zion-Benton Varsity Zee Bees watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 4-1 loss to Niles North Vikings Varsity on Thursday. Niles North Vikings Varsity took the lead on a single in the first inning. Niles North Vikings Varsity got on the board in the first inning. Gonzales drove in one when Gonzales singled. Hood earned the victory on the mound for Niles North Vikings Varsity. The bulldog allowed zero hits and zero runs over three innings, striking out five. Kuchii threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen. Kuchii recorded the last six outs to earn the save for Niles North Vikings Varsity. Henry Stried took the loss for Zion-Benton Varsity Zee Bees. Stried allowed four hits and two runs over four innings, striking out eight. Zion-Benton Varsity Zee Bees didn't commit a single error in the field. Sebastian Guzman had 11 chances in the field, the most on the team.