Glenwood waltzed into their game on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Normal University Pioneers 7-6. That's more bragging rights for Glenwood, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Sophia Feld looked comfortable as she tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Glenwood let Taryn Griffith and Mollie Cascio loose on the outfield. Griffith went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI, while Cascio scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Bobb, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Glenwood pushed their record up to 18-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Normal University, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
Glenwood will be playing at home against Rochester at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Rochester: 3.5, Glenwood: 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Normal University, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against MacArthur at 4:30 p.m. MacArthur is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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