The Lane Tech Champions are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Evanston Wildkits at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but Lane Tech had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Resurrection.
Gianna Phillips and Emma Dow did some serious damage despite the final result: Phillips scored a run while going 4-for-4, while Dow scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly McDonagh, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Lane Tech was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their second loss (out of seven games) when they post three or more doubles.
Meanwhile, Evanston unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 14-1 to Resurrection.
Evanston saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Hendersen, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Lane Tech's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-10. As for Evanston, their loss dropped their record down to 9-17-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Lane Tech hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Evanston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Lane Tech took their victory against Evanston in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 17-8. Will Lane Tech repeat their success, or does Evanston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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