The Dwight Trojans will challenge the Grant Park Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Dwight will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Grant Park's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Dwight hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Trojans never let Gardner-South Wilmington get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Grant Park can bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Gardner-South Wilmington 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Dragons have posted since May 2, 2024.
Nolan Olthoff made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has become a key player for Grant Park: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-8 otherwise. Olthoff was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joey McGinley, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Brayden Heldt was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Dwight's win bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Grant Park, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.
Everything went Dwight's way against Grant Park in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Dwight made off with a 15-0 win. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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