South Elgin has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Glenbard South Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
South Elgin's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against West Chicago and snuck past 2-0.
The result came thanks to Anna Kiel's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Madison Hunt was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Glenbard South ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Larkin 4-3. The win was a breath of fresh air for Glenbard South as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
South Elgin has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Glenbard South, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-16.
Everything went South Elgin's way against Glenbard South in their previous matchup back in April as South Elgin made off with a 13-0 win. Will South Elgin repeat their success, or does Glenbard South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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