The Chicago Academy Cougars will face off against the Mather Rangers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Chicago Academy and four for Mather.
Friday just wasn't the day for Chicago Academy's offense. They came up short against Clemente on Friday, falling 14-0.
Meanwhile, Mather didn't have quite enough to beat Farragut on Thursday and fell 4-3.
Jeriel Mejias put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Mejias wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was David Goytia, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Mather is 4-1 when Goytia posts two or more runs, but 2-8 otherwise.
Mather's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Chicago Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Chicago Academy couldn't quite finish off Mather in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 9-7. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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