It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Chicago Hope Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Wheaton Academy Warriors 6-4. The win was nothing new for Chicago Hope Academy as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Jayden Rivera tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dominic Bonilla, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Chicago Hope Academy
| 04/30/25 vs Wheaton Academy | 6-4 |
| 04/28/25 vs Chicago Christian | 1-0 |
| 04/26/25 vs Payton College Prep | 16-1 |
| 04/24/25 vs Bishop McNamara | 4-2 |
| 04/21/25 vs Timothy Christian | 3-1 |
| + 23 more games |
Chicago Hope Academy pushed their record up to 18-7 with the victory, which was their 28th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Wheaton Academy, they moved to 13-11 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Chicago Hope Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wheaton Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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