Softball Preview: Grayslake Central Rams vs. Glenbrook North Spartans
The Grayslake Central Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Glenbrook North Spartans at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Grayslake Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Grayslake Central will head into Thursday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Thursday after soaring to a 15-run match in their last game. They fell just short of Lakes by a score of 5-3.
Eliza Piggott made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Andrews, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Glenbrook North had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with an 11-7 win over the Trevians.
Grayslake Central's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Glenbrook North, they pushed their record up to 13-12-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Grayslake Central was able to grind out a solid win over Glenbrook North in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, winning 10-6. Will Grayslake Central repeat their success, or does Glenbrook North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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