Softball Recap: Lane Tech Champions vs. Niles West Wolves
While Lane Tech put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Niles West. The Lane Tech Champions walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Niles West Wolves. That's more bragging rights for Lane Tech, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Sierra Sikora, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Niles West off the board. Sikora has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Emma Dow, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Phillips, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Niles West's side, Penny Hutchinson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on nine hits and racked up 11 Ks.
Even though they lost, Niles West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lane Tech only tossed six.
Lane Tech is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Niles West, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lane Tech beat Niles West by a score of 13-2 later that day.
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