After six games on the road, Glenwood is heading back home. They will take on the Belleville West Maroons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Glenwood is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Decatur Eisenhower a 20-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering Glenwood has won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Tyler Gurski was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Cru Erickson was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Belleville West had just enough and edged Edwardsville out 4-2 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Belleville West.
Jake Stedman was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Stedman was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Casey Fultz was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Glenwood's victory bumped their record up to 22-4. As for Belleville West, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
Glenwood took their victory against Belleville West in their previous matchup back in March of 2018 by a conclusive 11-0. Will Glenwood repeat their success, or does Belleville West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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