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NorthsideTaft
Mustangs
2
Eagles
9

The Taft (Chicago, IL) varsity baseball team won Friday's home conference game against Northside (Chicago, IL) by a score of 9-2.

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Northside-------2--
Taft-------9--
Final score provided by R. Pildes.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Baseball - Taft defeats Northside

April 20, 2018: Chicago, IL 60631

Taft Eagles (Chicago, IL) fans exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they observed their baseball squad overcome the visiting Northside Mustangs (Chicago, IL), 9-2 in a league test.

With the win, Taft upgrades its record to 8-2 on the season. The Eagles host Kennedy (Chicago, IL) to battle the Crusaders in a non-league test on Saturday, April 21. The Crusaders come into the test with a record of 5-5.

With the defeat, Northside falls to 5-7 on the season. The Mustangs travel to Von Steuben (Chicago, IL) to battle the Panthers in a Chicago Public - Jackie Robinson North test on Monday, April 23. The Panthers come into the test with a record of 4-9. Von Steuben lost 11-2 in their recent non-league test against Niles West (Skokie, IL)

Rankings & Records

Northside (17-18)

NationalILClass
8,870402106
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %RFRA
8-155-95-43-11.348.357127205

Taft (17-18)

NationalILClass
2,87014372
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %RFRA
23-5-112-1-115-1-18-30-1.810.89326398

Team Scoring Averages

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Northside		.8.8.5.71.2.82.15.56.31.5
Taft		1.6.91.71.92.21.7.39.15.72.7

Head-to-Head

  • Taft won on 4/20/2018
    4/20 @ 4:30p1234567RHE
    Northside-------2--
    Taft-------9--

    The Northside (Chicago, IL) varsity baseball team lost Friday's away conference game against Taft (Chicago, IL) by a score of 9-2.

    Box score
  • Taft won on 5/8/2018
    5/8 @ 4:30p1234567RHE
    Taft-------16--
    Northside-------1--

    The Taft (Chicago, IL) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Northside (Chicago, IL) by a score of 16-1.

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Team Stat Comparison

NorthsideTaft
.357Batting Average-
.419On Base Percentage-
.535Slugging Percentage-
.900Fielding Percentage-

Team Leaders

NorthsideTaftNational Avg.
#3 Benjamin Rosengard.667Batting Average
-
.254
#5 Jadd Oweimrin.750On Base Percentage
-
.370
#5 Jadd Oweimrin1.333Slugging Percentage
-
.316
Jake Trick1.000Fielding Percentage
-
.855

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Northside5-7Taft11-1-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
4/10/18Payton College PrepNorthside(W) 1-04/23/18Payton College PrepTaft(W) 12-2
4/11/18NorthsidePayton College Prep(L) 12-54/25/18TaftPayton College Prep(W) 7-2
4/13/18NorthsideLane Tech(L) 15-74/27/18TaftLane Tech(L) 12-2
4/16/18Lane TechNorthside(W) 13-94/30/18Lane TechTaft(W) 7-4
4/23/18NorthsideVon Steuben(W) 12-24/11/18TaftVon Steuben(W) 11-2
4/25/18Von SteubenNorthside(W) 8-34/12/18Von SteubenTaft(W) 14-1
4/27/18Whitney YoungNorthside(W) 13-114/13/18TaftWhitney Young(W) 12-7
4/30/18NorthsideWhitney Young(L) 6-54/24/18Whitney YoungTaft(W) 10-5
5/2/18Lake ViewNorthside(L) 12-25/7/18TaftLake View(W) 9-6
5/4/18NorthsideLake View(L) 22-25/9/18Lake ViewTaft(T) 0-0
5/7/18NorthsideLincoln Park(L) 8-65/2/18Lincoln ParkTaft(W) 10-3
5/9/18Lincoln ParkNorthside(L) 9-85/4/18TaftLincoln Park(W) 14-0
5/22/18NorthtownNorthside5/1/18NorthtownTaft(W) 16-1

Record Breakdown

Northside (17-18)

Taft (17-18)
8-15
Overall
23-5-1
5-9
League
12-1-1
3-6
Non-League
9-2
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
5-7
Common Opponent
11-1-1
5-4
Home
15-1-1
3-11
Away
8-3
0-0
Neutral
0-1
0-0
Playoff
1-1
8-15
In-State
23-5-1
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0