Lane Tech's game last Thursday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Taft Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lane Tech also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
Sam LaPorte looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Lane Tech got a big performance out of Henry Murray, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan Dooley, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Taft's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Jocic, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Lane Tech's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Taft, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Lane Tech will head out on the road to face off against Homewood-Flossmoor at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Homewood-Flossmoor hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. Taft will take on Payton College Prep at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Taft is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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