Giants
| 04/15/25 @ Maine East | 18 |
| 04/17/25 vs Maine East | 15 |
| 03/27/25 vs Packer Collegiate Institute | 14 |
| 04/28/25 @ Niles North | 12 |
| 04/21/25 @ Maine West | 12 |
Highland Park had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Vernon Hills Cougars a 9-0 shutout. The Giants might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Highland Park's victory bumped their record up to 21-4-1. As for Vernon Hills, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-18.
Highland Park and Vernon Hills could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Giants will square off against Andrew at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (89 vs. 15). Meanwhile, Vernon Hills (ranked 414th) will meet Mundelein (ranked 43rd) at 4:45 p.m. on Friday.
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