Lake View and Payton College Prep are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Lake View Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Payton College Prep Grizzlies at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake View will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Lake View scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They put the hurt on Disney II with a sharp 16-9 victory.
Matthew Chico made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Chico was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Jayden Matticx was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Julian Bentances was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Payton College Prep had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Lane Tech on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Payton College Prep has lost by just one run.
Payton College Prep saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Dorn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Lake View's win bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Payton College Prep, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8-1 record this season.
Lake View might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Payton College Prep in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Lake View, Lekh Murthy (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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