Mt. Zion is 0-7 against Glenwood since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mt. Zion Braves will be staying on the road to face off against the Glenwood Titans at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Mt. Zion proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by ten) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Metamora and snuck past 4-2.
Meanwhile, Glenwood came tearing into Wednesday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Rockets.
Alex Chopra looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Glenwood's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cru Erickson, who went 2-for-3 with a double. Another player making a difference was Krayton Reincke, who scored a run.
Mt. Zion's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Glenwood, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Mt. Zion came up short against Glenwood when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 9-5. Thankfully for Mt. Zion, Parker Detmers (who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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