The Highland Park Giants will be playing in front of their home fans against the Evanston Wildkits at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Highland Park will head into Tuesday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat New Trier on Tuesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-run defeat they were dealt on Thursday. Highland Park fell just short of New Trier by a score of 5-3. The loss continues a trend for Highland Park in their matchups with New Trier: they've now lost three in a row.
Tatum Danielewicz was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off 12 hits (and only one walk). Danielewicz was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Marin Killeen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Arden Bubser was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Evanston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 4-0 to Maine South.
Evanston saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rosie Witt, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Highland Park's loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1. As for Evanston, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14-1.
Highland Park might still be hurting after the 13-3 loss they got from Evanston in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Evanston's Isabelle Anthony, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Highland Park knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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