Baseball Game Preview: Glenwood Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 3:53am

Baseball Preview: Glenwood Titans vs. Normal West Wildcats

The Glenwood Titans are on the road again on Saturday to play the Normal West Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. Glenwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.

Glenwood is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Springfield (and have done all season long). Glenwood was the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Springfield on Thursday.

Caleb Chamberlain looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Krayton Reincke, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Colten Knoedler, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.

Meanwhile, Normal West beat Centennial 4-1 on Wednesday.

Glenwood's win bumped their record up to 23-4. As for Normal West, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season.

Everything went Glenwood's way against Normal West in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Glenwood made off with a 13-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glenwood since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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