Maine East is 0-4 against Lane Tech since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Maine East Blue Demons will look to defend their home field against the Lane Tech Champions at 4:45 p.m.
Maine East is is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 19th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 16-3 to Niles North.
Maine East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Asien, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Lane Tech gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. Everything went their way against Niles West as Lane Tech made off with a 13-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lane Tech.
Clarissa Hoesley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Hoesley has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hoesley was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Emma Dow was incredible, firing off two home runs, four runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4. Molly McDonagh was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Maine East's loss dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Lane Tech, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Maine East suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Lane Tech in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Maine East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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