The Lake View Wildcats will challenge the Farragut Admirals at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Farragut will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Lake View extended their winning streak to three on Friday. The Wildcats never let Northside get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. While the Wildcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Farragut came out on top against Chicago Academy on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive ten-run third inning. The Admirals blew past the Cougars 15-0. The victory was nothing new for the Admirals as they're now sitting on four straight.
Alex Barrera and Freddy Garcia made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Barrera tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Garcia struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024. At the plate, Barrera got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run, while Garcia went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Garcia is becoming a predictor of Farragut's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 4-5 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Ben DeMateo was a standout: he got on base in two of his four plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs. Farragut is 7-1 when DeMateo posts two or more runs, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Yoel Guerra, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Farragut was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Lake View's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Farragut, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
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