Rolling Meadows is 0-10 against Fremd since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rolling Meadows Mustangs will be playing at home against the Fremd Vikings at 4:45 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Rolling Meadows is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 16-5 margin over Wheeling on Wednesday. With that win, Rolling Meadows brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Mia Pilipauskus spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Rolling Meadows let Ashlyn Ferguson and Caylee Del Boccio loose on the outfield. Ferguson went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Del Boccio went 3-for-5 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Nell Osterhues, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Fremd entered their tilt with Hoffman Estates with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hawks a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for Fremd, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Rolling Meadows' victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-11. As for Fremd, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Rolling Meadows might still be hurting after the 14-2 loss they got from Fremd in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Rolling Meadows have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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