The Chicago Christian Knights will be playing at home against the Chicago University Maroons at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Chicago Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Shepard on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Astros by a score of 4-3.
Chase Sytsma was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Chicago Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Chicago University was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 8-2 to North Shore Country Day.
Chicago Christian's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Chicago University, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Chicago Christian beat Chicago University 9-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Chicago Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chicago University turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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