The Highland Park Giants will head out to take on the New Trier Trevians at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Highland Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Highland Park proved they can win big on Friday (they won by nine) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Glenbrook South 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Giants as they're now sitting on three straight.
Lily Freedman
| 05/06/25 vs Glenbrook South | 13 |
| 05/02/25 @ Lake Forest | 9 |
| 05/01/25 vs Glenbrook North | 15 |
| 04/29/25 @ Maine South | 7 |
| 04/26/25 @ Niles West | 16 |
| + 9 more games |
Lily Freedman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Highland Park's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Vera Hanson, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits Hanson has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, New Trier entered their contest against Maine South on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Trevians lost 9-2 to the Hawks. The game marked the Trevians' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
New Trier's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 11-4. As for Highland Park, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
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