The O'Fallon Panthers will be playing at home against the Glenwood Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (O'Fallon: 3.9, Glenwood: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Glenwood is hoping to do on Friday what Highland couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to O'Fallon's winning streak, which now stands at four games. O'Fallon had just enough and edged Highland out 5-4.
Meanwhile, Glenwood put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Springfield Southeast a 13-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Glenwood.
Alex Chopra looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bryce Murphy and Mason Marshall did most of the damage at the plate: Murphy scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Marshall scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cru Erickson, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
O'Fallon is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 22-11 record this season. As for Glenwood, they pushed their record up to 26-5 with that win, which was their 16th straight at home.
O'Fallon skirted past Glenwood 1-0 when the teams last played back in March of 2017. Will O'Fallon repeat their success, or does Glenwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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