Glenbard West is 2-8 against York since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Glenbard West Hilltoppers will head out on the road to face off against the York Dukes at 4:30 p.m. The last four games Glenbard West has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Things were looking good for Glenbard West after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of York by a score of 2-1.
Henry Johnson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 12 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Glenbard West saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joey Campanella, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Glenbard West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Glenbard West's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19. As for York, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-5.
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