The Niles West Wolves will face off against the IC Catholic Prep Knights at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Niles West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Niles West had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 17-run drubbing they dealt Maine East on Thursday. The Wolves were the clear victors by a 19-2 margin over the Blue Demons. The Wolves haven't had any issues with the Blue Demons recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Penny Hutchison
| 04/17/25 vs Maine East | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Whitney Young | 2 |
| 03/26/25 vs DePaul College Prep | 2 |
| 04/15/25 vs Taft | 1 |
| 04/12/25 @ Hersey | 1 |
Penny Hutchison was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ava Kolbe, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Niles West kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, IC Catholic Prep's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of De La Salle by a score of 4-3.
IC Catholic Prep saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ariani Zito, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Isabella Jelic was another, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Niles West's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for IC Catholic Prep, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-5.
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