The Naperville North Huskies will challenge the Glenbard East Rams at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
While Naperville North's victory against Waubonsie Valley wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Huskies sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Warriors on Thursday.
Cohen Jeppsen
| 05/07/26 vs Waubonsie Valley | 7 |
| 04/25/26 @ South Elgin | 5 |
| 05/01/26 @ Oswego | 4 |
| 04/14/26 vs DeKalb | 3 |
| 04/09/26 vs Wheaton-Warrenville South | 2 |
Naperville North got a great performance from Cohen Jeppsen as he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Jeppsen a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Lawton Close was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Steele, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Glenbard East). They put the hurt on Elgin with a sharp 23-13 victory on Thursday. Considering the Rams have won ten contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Carson Pignato made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Pignato was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Glenbard East got a massive performance out of Josh Ziemer, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with four runs, one double, and one RBI. Jackson Turco was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
Glenbard East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .575. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Naperville North's win bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Glenbard East, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9-1.
