The Glenbrook North Spartans are on the road again on Thursday to play the Mundelein Mustangs at 4:45 p.m. Glenbrook North's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Mundelein's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Monday, Glenbrook North came up short against New Trier and fell 6-3.
Meanwhile, Mundelein had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Scouts by a score of 7-2.
Mundelein got a great performance from Joey Kafka as he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Johnny Weiss and Braden Carman did most of the damage at the plate: Weiss scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Carman scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Weiss has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Giancarlo Amidei, who scored a run and stole three bases.
Glenbrook North's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 20-8-1. As for Mundelein, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
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