Softball Game Preview: Glenbard East Rams vs. Ridgewood Rebels

The Glenbard East Rams will square off against the Ridgewood Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Glenbard East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.

Glenbard East will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Glenbard West, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Rams walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Hilltoppers on Saturday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Claire Bolda

Batters Struck Out

05/10/25 vs Glenbard West	12
05/08/25 vs South Elgin	11
05/06/25 vs Riverside-Brookfield	9
05/05/25 vs Glenbard South	6
05/03/25 vs Rolling Meadows	7
+ 9 more games

Claire Bolda spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Glenbard East got a big performance out of Alexis Amrhein, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Carver, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.

They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Glenbard East lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in May of 2024.

Meanwhile, Ridgewood suffered their closest defeat since April 18, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Berwyn/Cicero Morton by a score of 8-6. The Rebels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Ridgewood's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Glenbard East, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.

Glenbard East took their victory against Ridgewood when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 18-2 score. Will the Rams repeat their success, or do the Rebels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.