The Richards Bulldogs will take on the Lane Tech Champions at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Richards 2.9, Lane Tech 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Richards is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering De La Salle just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 4-1 to the Meteors. The game marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lane Tech has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging four runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They fell just short of Kenwood by a score of 10-9. Like the Bulldogs, the Champions also had to let a streak go: they had won 11 straight, but that streak is no more.
Dodger Friedrich was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Teo Greco made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Murray, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
Richards' loss dropped their record down to 22-7. As for Lane Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-10.
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