Wolves
| 04/24/25 @ Maine West | 3 |
| 04/22/25 vs Niles North | 5 |
| 04/19/25 vs Oak Lawn | 8 |
| 04/19/25 vs IC Catholic Prep | 9 |
| 04/17/25 vs Maine East | 19 |
| + 10 more games |
The Niles West Wolves will square off against the Highland Park Giants at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Niles West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Niles West came up short against Maine West and fell 6-3. The loss continues a trend for the Wolves in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.
Ava Kolbe made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, Highland Park started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Evanston. They fell just short of the Wildkits by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Giants have lost by just one run.
Lily Freedman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on two hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Highland Park saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marin Killeen, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Highland Park and nudges their season record down to 5-4. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Niles West, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-9.
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