Baseball Game Preview: Mundelein Mustangs vs. Grayslake North Knights

The Mundelein Mustangs will head out to challenge the Grayslake North Knights at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mundelein is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

Mundelein is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Glenbrook South 12-2 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Titans: they've now won four in a row.

Will Bemrich

Batters Struck Out

04/04/25 vs Glenbrook South	5
03/27/25 @ Siegel	2
03/22/25 @ Elk Grove	2
03/17/25 @ Deerfield	3
05/18/24 vs Glenbrook South	4
+ 7 more games

Will Bemrich looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.

At the plate, Nick Szalony was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Junia, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Mundelein kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Glenbrook South only managed three hits.

Meanwhile, Grayslake North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Harlem, falling 8-2.

Mundelein pushed their record up to 7-1-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Grayslake North, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.

Mundelein came out on top in a nail-biter against Grayslake North in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.