The Grant Community Bulldogs will face off against the Palatine Pirates at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Grant Community barely beat Wauconda the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Grant Community was the clear victor by a 14-7 margin over Wauconda on Thursday. While Grant Community didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Palatine, as they earned their first away victory of the season. Everything went their way against Buffalo Grove on Thursday as they made off with an 11-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won three games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Grant Community is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Palatine, their win bumped their record up to 4-5-1.
Grant Community came out on top in a nail-biter against Palatine in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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