The Noble Street College Prep Golden Tigers will square off against the ITW David Speer Academy Pride at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Noble Street College Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Rauner 21-3. The Golden Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Juan Juarez
| 05/10/25 vs Rauner | 10 |
| 05/02/25 vs Northtown | 9 |
| 04/28/25 @ UIC College Prep | 8 |
| 04/12/25 @ Bulls College Prep | 8 |
| 04/19/25 @ Golder | 7 |
Juan Juarez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. He has become a key player for Noble Street College Prep: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 6-7 otherwise.
In other batting news, Alexander Bonilla was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Noble Street College Prep is 7-2 when Bonilla posts two or more runs, but 2-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of T'Shawn Chester, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI.
Noble Street College Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .629. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, ITW David Speer Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 14-10.
Brandon Leon and Chris Rios did most of the damage at the plate: Leon went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI, while Rios got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Another player making a difference was Santiago Lopez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Noble Street College Prep has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for ITW David Speer Academy, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Sunday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Noble Street College Prep has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .478. However, it's not like ITW David Speer Academy struggles in that department as they've averaged .480. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Noble Street College Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against ITW David Speer Academy in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 15-14. Do the Golden Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pride turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
