The Stagg Chargers will face off against the Lake View Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Stagg took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over Bradley-Bourbonnais.
Meanwhile, Lake View waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 12-2 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
Jayden Diaz was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jayden Alicea, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Lake View always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April.
Lake View pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Stagg, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-10 and their overall record up to 5-21.
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