Champions
| 04/16/25 vs Payton College Prep | 11-1 |
| 04/14/25 @ Whitney Young | 14-10 |
| 04/12/25 @ Homewood-Flossmoor | 2-1 |
| 04/11/25 vs Whitney Young | 7-6 |
| 04/10/25 vs Von Steuben | 7-6 |
| + 2 more games |
Lane Tech waltzed into their match on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They put the hurt on the Payton College Prep Grizzlies with a sharp 11-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Champions also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.
Lane Tech got a great performance from Ronan Owens as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Owens a new career-high.
At the plate, Henry Murray and Tyler Trapp did most of the damage at the plate: Murray went 3-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and one run, while Trapp went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI. Lane Tech is 7-1 when Trapp posts two or more runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Alex Ziegler was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Lane Tech always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Payton College Prep only posted an OBP of .440.
Lane Tech's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 3.25 runs across that stretch. As for Payton College Prep, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-9.
Lane Tech will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Grizzlies: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
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