The Highland Park Giants will face off against the Libertyville Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Highland Park sitting on seven straight victories and Libertyville on three.
While Highland Park's win against Niles North wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Giants had just enough and edged out the Vikings 3-2 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Libertyville). They never let Waukegan get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Wildcats have won 11 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Judson Graeb looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
At the plate, Jack Cenar was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Quinn Schambow was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Libertyville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Waukegan only posted an OBP of .143.
Highland Park pushed their record up to 18-3-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Libertyville, their win bumped their record up to 20-2.
Highland Park came out on top in a nail-biter against Libertyville when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Giants repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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