The Downers Grove North Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Downers Grove South Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Downers Grove North's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Downers Grove South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Downers Grove North's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Sandburg on Monday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-0. That's two games in a row now that Downers Grove North has lost by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Downers Grove South earned a 5-1 win over Hinsdale South on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Downers Grove South.
This is the second loss in a row for Downers Grove North and nudges their season record down to 12-7. As for Downers Grove South, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Downers Grove North beat Downers Grove South 12-8 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Downers Grove North repeat their success, or does Downers Grove South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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