Payton College Prep has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Niles North Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Wednesday, Payton College Prep came up short against Amundsen and fell 7-4.
Lilia Tanabe made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Payton College Prep didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Amundsen only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Niles North put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Lake View 15-0. While fans of Niles North might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Lucy Hibicke was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hibicke was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Ava Parker was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Sophia Espinoza, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Payton College Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Niles North, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-12-1.
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