Baseball Game Preview: Niles West Wolves vs. Highland Park Giants

For the second straight game, Niles West will face off against Highland Park. The Wolves will be playing at home against the Giants at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.

Niles West is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Highland Park just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Giants. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Wolves couldn't push the score so high this time.

Yacoub Rayan

Base on Balls Against

05/12/25 @ Highland Park	1
05/05/25 @ Maine East	2
04/28/25 vs Vernon Hills	1
04/21/25 vs Niles North	1
04/14/25 vs Maine West	2
+ 2 more games

Yacoub Rayan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

Highland Park's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-5-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Niles West, they now have a losing record of 14-15.