Palatine and Fremd are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vikings at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Palatine sitting on three straight victories and Fremd on 11.
Palatine is returning to their home field after beating Rolling Meadows on theirs, despite the fact Rolling Meadows has dominated at home this season. The Pirates walked away with an 8-3 win over the Mustangs on Saturday.
Brandon Ziebell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits.
Toby Peterson
| 04/26/25 @ Rolling Meadows | 2 |
| 04/26/25 vs Streamwood | 1 |
| 04/23/25 vs Barrington | 1 |
| 04/14/25 @ Conant | 1 |
| 04/12/25 vs Jacobs | 1 |
On the hitting side, Toby Peterson was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Joe Riley was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Palatine always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rolling Meadows only posted an OBP of .281.
Meanwhile, Fremd was able to grind out a solid victory over Stevenson on Saturday, taking the game 5-1.
Fremd's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-0-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Palatine, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
Palatine couldn't quite finish off Fremd in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Pirates avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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