The UIC College Prep unknown will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Mansueto Leopards at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
UIC College Prep played against Butler on Saturday and won via forfeit.
UIC College Prep will be up against a hot Mansueto team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Leopards came out on top against Kelly by a score of 8-3 on Monday. That's two games straight that the Leopards have won by exactly five runs.
Mijayl Bonilla and Alfredo Santana were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Bonilla struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Meanwhile, Santana struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those ten strikeouts gave Bonilla a new career-high. At bat, Bonilla went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Santana went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Santana is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Adrian Lema was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and three RBI. Lema is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Kevin Zurita Zamudio, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Mansueto's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for UIC College Prep, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything went UIC College Prep's way against Mansueto in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, as UIC College Prep made off with a 17-2 win. Will the unknown repeat their success, or do the Leopards have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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