Lane Tech had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They never let the Richards Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Ethan Borggren made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Borggren has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Borggren was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Lane Tech got a great performance from Oliver Evans as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Evans has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Borggren wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Rwakatare-Trapp, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Lane Tech's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-8. As for Richards, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5-1.
Lane Tech will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Evanston at 11:00 a.m. on May 18th. As for Richards, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Evergreen Park at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Richards: 3.4, Evergreen Park: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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