After a string of six wins, Glenbard West's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Glenbard South Raiders by a score of 4-3. Glenbard West was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Glenbard South apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Glenbard West got a good showing from Carter Laubinger, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Laubinger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Luke Ebl made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Joey Orszula, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Even though they lost, Glenbard West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. This was only their 17th loss (out of 28 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Glenbard West's defeat dropped their record down to 12-21. As for Glenbard South, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-14 record this season.
Glenbard West will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Willowbrook at 5:00 p.m. Glenbard West is on a three-game streak of home wins, Willowbrook a nine-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Glenbard South, they will head out on the road to challenge Kaneland at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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