Baseball Recap: Mather Gets the Win

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Mather and Chicago Academy have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Wednesday. The Rangers walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Cougars. The Rangers haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Roy Beard

Runs

04/21/25 @ Steinmetz College Prep	4
05/05/25 @ Chicago Academy	3
05/07/25 vs Chicago Academy	2
04/23/25 vs Steinmetz College Prep	2
04/16/25 @ Clemente	2
+ 4 more games

Jeriel Mejias and Roy Beard made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, 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). Mejias has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. 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. Mather is 5-1 when Beard posts two or more runs, but 3-8 otherwise.

In other batting news, Aaron Roman was incredible, getting 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. Devin Monzon also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Mather's record is now 8-9. As for Chicago Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mather will square off against rival Westinghouse at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Chicago Academy is set to take on their familiar foe Lake View at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.