After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Northridge, ITW David Speer Academy was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They skirted past the Rauner Wildcats 7-5. That's more bragging rights for ITW David Speer Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Juan Frias was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Giomani Rivas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Rauner's side, Lucas Ghanimah was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Steven Castillo was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Rauner didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as ITW David Speer Academy only tossed three.
The victory got ITW David Speer Academy back to even at 5-5. As for Rauner, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
ITW David Speer Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rauner: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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