The Niles North Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Payton College Prep Grizzlies at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Niles North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Niles North can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lake View a 15-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Niles North.
Lucy Hibicke made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hibicke was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Niles North got a massive performance out of Ava Parker, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and a double. Sophia Espinoza was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Payton College Prep came up short against Amundsen on Wednesday and fell 7-4.
Lilia Tanabe made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Payton College Prep didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Amundsen only tossed six.
Niles North's win bumped their record up to 9-12-1. As for Payton College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 8-16.
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