The Glenwood Titans will square off against the Normal University Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Glenwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Glenwood's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Mt. Zion 6-0. Considering the Titans have won five matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Andrew Young tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
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At the plate, Henry Rose was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Ryan Packett also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Meanwhile, Normal University sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Moline on Saturday. The Pioneers haven't had any issues with the Maroons recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Normal University's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Glenwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Glenwood was able to grind out a solid victory over Normal University in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 5-0. Do the Titans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pioneers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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