Baseball Preview: Glenbard West Hilltoppers vs. Glenbard South Raiders
The Glenbard West Hilltoppers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Glenbard South Raiders at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
If Glenbard West beats Glenbard South with nine runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Glenbard West put the hurt on Proviso West with a sharp 9-1 win on Thursday. That's two games straight that Glenbard West has won by exactly eight runs.
Glenbard West got a great performance from Nathan Schlieben as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Joey Campanella, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Kristian Shinohara was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Glenbard South made easy work of Elmwood Park on Wednesday and carried off a 9-1 victory.
Glenbard West pushed their record up to 13-20 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Glenbard South, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-14 record this season.
Glenbard West came out on top in a nail-biter against Glenbard South in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Glenbard West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Glenbard South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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