After a string of six wins, Richards's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Lane Tech Champions by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Richards' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Richards saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sean Cody, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Cody has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Lane Tech's side, Ethan Borggren made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. 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.
Richards' defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5-1. As for Lane Tech, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
Richards will look to defend their home field on Monday against Evergreen Park at 4:30 p.m. Richards will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Lane Tech, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Evanston at 11:00 a.m. on May 18th.
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