If Rauner was riding high off their 16-9 takedown of Pritzker last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rauner Wildcats fell just short of the ITW David Speer Academy Pride by a score of 7-5 on Thursday. It was the first time this season that Rauner let down their fans at home.
Lucas Ghanimah made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Steven Castillo was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Rauner didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as ITW David Speer Academy only tossed three.
On ITW David Speer Academy's side, the team relied heavily on Juan Frias, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Giomani Rivas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Rauner's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2. As for ITW David Speer Academy, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
While Rauner had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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