Northtown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against the Rochelle Zell Jewish Tigers, falling 20-5. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 23-0 back in March.
Northtown saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabriel Velez, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Fabian Negron also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Northtown's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Rochelle Zell Jewish, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Coming up, Northtown will head out to square off against Noble Street College Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pumas' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Golden Tigers have averaged an impressive 10 runs per game this season. As for Rochelle Zell Jewish, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fasman Yeshiva at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Rochelle Zell Jewish will need to watch out since Fasman Yeshiva has now posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season.
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