The New Trier Trevians will face off against the Highland Park Giants at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (New Trier 3.6, Highland Park 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
New Trier is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Maine South just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 9-2 to the Hawks. The contest marked the Trevians' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Highland Park had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Titans.
Lily Freedman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Highland Park saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vera Hanson, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits Hanson has posted since back in April.
New Trier's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 11-4. As for Highland Park, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
New Trier skirted past Highland Park 6-5 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Do the Trevians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Giants turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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