New Trier waltzed into their contest on Saturday with 24 straight wins... but they left with 25. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Stevenson Patriots and snuck past 6-4. That's more bragging rights for New Trier, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Stevenson's part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Frank Costabile, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and a double. Sam Adelman was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Stevenson was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their second loss (out of seven games) when they post three or more doubles.
New Trier pushed their record up to 28-3 with that victory, which was their 27th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Stevenson, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 22-13.
New Trier will play host again on Monday to welcome Mundelein, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:45 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mundelein: 3.4, New Trier: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Stevenson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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