Chicago Academy is 3-0 against Amundsen since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Chicago Academy Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Amundsen Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Chicago Academy will be strutting in after a win while Amundsen will be coming in after a loss.
Chicago Academy's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Steinmetz College Prep.
Bella Trejo made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Trejo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Giana Romero and Annali Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Romero scored a run and stole two bases, while Martinez scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Sariah Arlequin was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Amundsen unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell victim to a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Whitney Young. Amundsen was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the eight matchups prior) but Whitney Young's pitchers proved too tough.
Amundsen saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devin Horrow, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Chicago Academy made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-4-1. As for Amundsen, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4.
Chicago Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Amundsen in their previous matchup back in April of 2021, sneaking past 1-0. Will Chicago Academy repeat their success, or does Amundsen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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