Baseball Recap: Chicago Academy Comes Up Short

Chicago Academy extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 1-14 in the process. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mather Rangers. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Chicago Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peter Borunda, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

As for Mather, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-9. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games.

On Mather's side, Jeriel Mejias and Roy Beard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Mejias didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Beard struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). He is becoming a predictor of Mather's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 6-8 when he doesn't). At bat, Mejias went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Beard went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most hits Mejias has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Roman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in May of 2024. Lucas Lambert was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

Coming up, Chicago Academy will challenge Lake View at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mather, they will face off against Westinghouse at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Rangers are facing the Warriors at the right time seeing as the Warriors are stuck on an eight-game losing streak.