The Payton College Prep Grizzlies will challenge the Lincoln Park Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Payton College Prep will be strutting in after a victory while Lincoln Park will be coming in after a defeat.
Payton College Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Juarez 19-1 on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Grizzlies considering their two-run performance the match before.
Athena Corrales spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits.
At the plate, Sophie Spreen was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Saya Tanabe, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Payton College Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .812. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 10-0 to Fenwick.
Payton College Prep's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Lincoln Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything went Payton College Prep's way against Lincoln Park in their previous meeting on Monday, as Payton College Prep made off with a 13-2 victory. Do the Grizzlies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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