Baseball Recap: Mather Takes a Loss

If Mather was riding high fresh off their 16-2 takedown of Westinghouse on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rangers came up short against the Northridge Knights on Friday, falling 22-4. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rangers of the 12-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.

Jeriel Mejias

Runs

04/21/25 @ Steinmetz College Prep	3
05/09/25 @ Northridge	2
05/05/25 @ Chicago Academy	2
03/26/25 @ Rochelle Zell Jewish	2
05/08/25 vs Westinghouse	1
+ 7 more games

David Goytia and Jeriel Mejias did some serious damage despite the final result: Goytia got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double, while Mejias got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs. Mather is 3-1 when Mejias posts two or more runs, but 6-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Roman, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.

Mather now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Northridge, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-14.

Looking ahead, Mather will challenge Roosevelt at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Rangers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rough Riders have averaged an impressive 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Northridge, they will face off against Francis W. Parker at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.