The Mather Rangers will head out on the road to square off against the Chicago Academy Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mather is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, Mather came up short against Clemente and fell 7-3. Mather has struggled against Clemente recently, as their matchup on Monday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Jeriel Mejias put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Mejias was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Roy Beard was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Chicago Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 9-2 loss at the hands of Amundsen.
Mather's record now sits at 8-5. As for Chicago Academy, their record now sits at 3-9.
Mather came out on top in a nail-biter against Chicago Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2022, sneaking past 14-13. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Chicago Academy's Daymian Arroyo, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Mather to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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