The Lane Tech Champions will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Chicago Washington Patriots at 5:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Lane Tech's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Chicago Washington has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Lane Tech's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Richards and snuck past 1-0.
Ethan Borggren was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Borggren has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Borggren was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Lane Tech got a great performance from Oliver Evans as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Evans has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Borggren wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Trapp, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Chicago Washington scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over South Shore International. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Chicago Washington with their most commanding win of the season.
Lane Tech has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Chicago Washington, their win bumped their record up to 7-15.
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