The Evanston Wildkits will take on the Lane Tech Champions at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Evanston is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Resurrection just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 14-1 to the Bandits.
Evanston saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Hendersen, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Lane Tech unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Resurrection by a score of 7-6.
Gianna Phillips and Emma Dow stepped up to the plate in a big way. Phillips scored a run while going 4-for-4, while Dow scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Molly McDonagh, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Lane Tech 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.
Evanston's record is now 9-17-1. As for Lane Tech, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Evanston hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lane Tech struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Evanston suffered a grim 17-8 defeat to Lane Tech when the teams last played back in April. Can Evanston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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