Lane Tech has gone 9-1 against Whitney Young recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Champions will square off against the Dolphins at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lane Tech has five straight wins, Whitney Young has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, it was close, but Lane Tech sidestepped Homewood-Flossmoor for a 2-1 victory. That's two games straight that the Champions have won by just one run.
Lane Tech got a great performance from Charles Lust as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Lust has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
Tyler Trapp
| 03/26/25 vs Spring Hill | 4 |
| 04/08/25 @ Von Steuben | 3 |
| 04/12/25 @ Homewood-Flossmoor | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Jones | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Gulliver Prep | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyler Trapp, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Lane Tech's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 3-5 when he doesn't). Alex Lagges also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Whitney Young came up short against Fenwick on Saturday and fell 6-1.
Whitney Young saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arnie Rosenband, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Lane Tech's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Whitney Young, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Lane Tech came out on top in a nail-biter against Whitney Young when the teams last played on Friday, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Champions since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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