St. Rita proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 12) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Lane Tech Champions 5-3. Winning may never get old, but the Mustangs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Will Rewers
| 05/20/26 @ Lane Tech | 8 |
| 05/13/26 @ Chicago Mt. Carmel | 3 |
| 04/30/26 @ Brother Rice | 4 |
| 04/23/26 vs DePaul College Prep | 10 |
Will Rewers tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April.
At the plate, St. Rita got a big performance out of Joe Camer, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Another player making a difference was Luke Arteaga, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.
St. Rita's record now sits at 22-11. As for Lane Tech, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 27-6.
St. Rita and Lane Tech should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Mustangs will square off against Reavis at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (26 vs. 93). Meanwhile, Lane Tech (ranked 13th) will meet Richards (ranked 173rd) at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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