Baseball Game Preview: Niles North Vikings vs. Highland Park Giants

For the second straight game, Niles North will face off against Highland Park. The Vikings will be playing at home against the Giants at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Niles North has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight defeats, while Highland Park will come in with seven straight wins.

On Wednesday, Niles North didn't have quite enough to beat Highland Park and fell 3-2.

Highland Park's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Niles North, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14-1.