It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Lake View ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the Chicago Academy Cougars 10-9. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won six in a row.
Amani Giannopoulos
| 04/14/25 vs Chicago Academy | 4 |
| 04/18/24 vs Von Steuben | 3 |
| 04/17/24 vs Rickover Naval | 3 |
| 05/01/24 @ Steinmetz College Prep | 2 |
| 04/29/24 vs Steinmetz College Prep | 2 |
Amani Giannopoulos made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over eight innings while giving up four earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than 13 strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Nayelli Matias was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Catherene Ruiz also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Lake View's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-4. As for Chicago Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Lake View is set to square off against their familiar foe Rickover Naval at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Chicago Academy will face off against rival Mather at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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