The Chicago Academy Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Amundsen Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Chicago Academy will be strutting in after a win while Amundsen will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Chicago Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Schurz 9-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for Chicago Academy.
Annali Martinez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off three hits. Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bella Trejo, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Giana Romero was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Amundsen came up short against Glenbrook North on Saturday and fell 18-14.
Ashley Ellevog made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 5-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and two stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Frey, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and five runs.
Chicago Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5-1 record this season. As for Amundsen, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Chicago Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Amundsen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Chicago Academy suffered a grim 20-1 defeat to Amundsen in their previous meeting on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Amundsen's Cassidy Carter, who went 4-for-4 with four runs, two triples, and two RBI. Now that Chicago Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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