Baseball Preview: Lindblom Eagles vs. Chicago Washington Patriots
The Lindblom Eagles will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Chicago Washington Patriots at 9:00 a.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lindblom is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus a 20-0 shutout. Lindblom's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jacob Ramirez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Ramirez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Crenshaw, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Andres Aguirre, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Chicago Washington made sure to put some runs up on the board against UIC College Prep on Thursday. Everything went Chicago Washington's way against UIC College Prep as Chicago Washington made off with a 10-3 win.
Lindblom now has a winning record of 14-13. As for Chicago Washington, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-18.
Lindblom was able to grind out a solid win over Chicago Washington in their previous meeting back in April, winning 11-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lindblom since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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