The Mundelein Mustangs will square off against the Deerfield Warriors at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mundelein has four straight wins, Deerfield has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mundelein is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Waukegan a 22-0 shutout on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
The team relied heavily on Ryan Wolverton, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was TJ Kuhn, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and two runs.
Mundelein hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Waukegan struck out seven times.
Meanwhile, Deerfield came up short against Glenbrook North on Thursday and fell 7-3.
Deerfield's defeat dropped their record down to 8-20. As for Mundelein, their win bumped their record up to 16-8.
Everything went Mundelein's way against Deerfield in their previous meeting back in March of 2025, as Mundelein made off with an 8-2 victory. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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