The Glenwood Titans will head out to square off against the Edwardsville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Glenwood is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
On Wednesday, Glenwood beat Sacred Heart-Griffin 7-3.
The team relied heavily on Grady Mueller, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one double. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dalton Nunes, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Glenwood lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in May of 2024.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Edwardsville nor Belleville West made it on the board until the eighth inning. The Tigers fell just short of the Maroons by a score of 2-1. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Glenwood's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Edwardsville, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 15-7.
Glenwood came up short against Edwardsville when the teams last played back in May of 2024, falling 6-1. Can the Titans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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