Lake View managed to slip by Chicago Academy the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Wildcats lost 13-1 to the Cougars on Wednesday. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cougars earlier this season, when they won 10-9.
Amani Giannopoulos was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (one). She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one home run. That home run marked the first that she launched this season.
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Giannopoulos wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Natalie Benitez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Benitez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Lake View's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Chicago Academy, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-5 record.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Lake View is set to challenge their familiar foe Rickover Naval at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Chicago Academy will square off against rival Jones at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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