Baseball Game Preview: Niles West Wolves vs. Maine West Warriors

For the second straight game, Niles West will face off against Maine West. The Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Warriors at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.

Niles West is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Maine West with a sharp 12-2 victory on Tuesday.

Teddy Schroeder tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

Christian Guzman

Hits (Career)

04/15/25 @ Maine West	3
04/14/25 vs Maine West	2
04/03/25 @ Prospect	2
04/01/25 vs Von Steuben	1
03/21/25 @ Fremd	1

At the plate, Niles West let Lucas Som and Christian Guzman run wild. Som scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Guzman scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave Guzman a new career-high. Andrew Lim was another key player, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.

Niles West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Maine West dropped their record down to 4-9 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Niles West, their win bumped their record up to 4-10.