The Latin Romans will head out on the road to face off against the Lincoln Park Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Latin stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over Lake Forest Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Latin.
Drew Lufrano and Karim Patterson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Lufrano pitched three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Patterson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lufrano has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Lufrano scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Patterson scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Latin got a massive performance out of Theo Davenport, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Griffen Snyder, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Park got the win against Taft on Wednesday by a conclusive 8-2.
Latin's victory bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Lincoln Park, their win bumped their record up to 10-17.
Latin beat Lincoln Park 8-5 in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Will Latin repeat their success, or does Lincoln Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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