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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