The Glenwood Titans will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Triad Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Glenwood has three wins , while Triad has four dating back to last season).
Glenwood's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Springfield with a sharp 13-0 win.
Colten Haacke looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Tyler Gurski and Joe Anderson did most of the damage at the plate: Gurski went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Anderson got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI Gurski has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Grady Mueller, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Glenwood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .575. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Springfield only posted an OBP of .227.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Triad). Everything went their way against Mt. Vernon on Tuesday as Triad made off with a 17-1 victory. Fans of the Knights have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Triad's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 13.8 runs this season. As for Glenwood, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Glenwood couldn't quite get it done against Triad in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 as they fell 6-2. Will Glenwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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