Glenbard South is 1-9 against South Elgin since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Storm at 4:30 p.m. Glenbard South has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Glenbard South is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Riverside-Brookfield on Tuesday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 17-2. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, South Elgin waltzed into their game on Tuesday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Royals. That's two games straight that the Storm have won by exactly four runs.
Jenna Sheehan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, South Elgin let Kaidence Rumachik and Adriana Jimenez run wild. Rumachik went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run, while Jimenez went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Those two doubles gave Rumachik a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Emma Bell, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
South Elgin's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs over those games. As for Glenbard South, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Glenbard South suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to South Elgin in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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