Glenbard West has gone a perfect 10-0 against Proviso West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hilltoppers will look to defend their home field against the Panthers at 4:45 p.m. The last four games Glenbard West has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Glenbard West will bounce into Friday's match after beating York, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Hilltoppers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Dukes on Wednesday, sneaking past 5-3. That's two games straight that the Hilltoppers have won by exactly two runs.
Olivia Salerno
| 05/07/25 @ York | 8 |
| 05/05/25 @ Lyons | 8 |
| 05/02/25 vs Downers Grove North | 12 |
| 04/30/25 vs Oak Park-River Forest | 5 |
| 04/25/25 vs Hinsdale Central | 10 |
| + 10 more games |
Olivia Salerno spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Glenbard West saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Megan Stieglitz, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Another was Ainslie Bobroff, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Proviso West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 19th straight defeat dating back to last season. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to Lyons, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Glenbard West pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Proviso West, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Glenbard West's way against Proviso West when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Glenbard West made off with a 17-0 win. Do the Hilltoppers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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