The Lake View Wildcats will head out to challenge the Stagg Chargers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lake View knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Stagg likes a good challenge.
Lake View barely beat Chicago Academy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wildcats blew past the Cougars 12-2 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won five in a row.
The team relied heavily on Jayden Diaz, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Jayden Alicea was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Lake View always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Stagg, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over Bradley-Bourbonnais on Friday.
Lake View pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Stagg, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-10 and their overall record up to 5-21.
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