It was a good run, but Grayslake Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Libertyville Wildcats by a score of 2-1. Grayslake Central was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Libertyville apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2022.
For Libertyville's part, Charlie Gretz looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Libertyville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Wilberding, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Grayslake Central's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-9. As for Libertyville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7-1 record this season.
Grayslake Central will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Grayslake North at 10:00 a.m. Grayslake Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Grayslake North's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Libertyville, they will head out on the road to take on Hersey at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Libertyville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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