The Evanston Wildkits will head out to take on the Lane Tech Champions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Evanston lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Niles North, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Wednesday's game. The Wildkits' pitchers stepped up to hand the Vikings a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Wildkits as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Lane Tech made sure to put some runs up on the board against Von Steuben on Wednesday. The Champions blew past the Panthers 15-3. The Champions have beaten the Panthers the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Panthers has come to flipping the script.
JJ Stoner looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Lane Tech let Isaiah Martin and Nathan Wong run wild. Martin went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI, while Wong went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two RBI gave Wong a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Toback, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Lane Tech was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Von Steuben only posted a batting average of .300.
The victory got Evanston back to even at 4-4. As for Lane Tech, their record now sits at 6-4.
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