After a string of three wins, Lane Tech's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Chicago Washington Patriots by a score of 5-4.
Lukas Bloom headlined a balanced group of pitchers for Lane Tech, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Lane Tech's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-9. As for Chicago Washington, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-15 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lane Tech will challenge Evanston at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Chicago Washington, they will head out on the road to square off against Payton College Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Payton College Prep will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Chicago Washington surely won't give up without a fight.
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