Baseball Preview: Northside Mustangs vs. Lane Tech Champions
Northside is 1-9 against Lane Tech since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northside Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Lane Tech Champions at 4:30 p.m. Northside is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Northside fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Lincoln Park on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 13-12.
Will Moran was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tyler Weigand made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of John Piper, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Northside kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lane Tech came up short against Niles Notre Dame on Thursday and fell 6-2.
Northside's record now sits at 3-8. As for Lane Tech, their record is now 14-4.
Northside might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Lane Tech in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Thankfully for Northside, Isaac Cordero (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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