The Elmwood Park Tigers will take on the Glenbrook North Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Elmwood Park is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
DePaul College Prep hit Elmwood Park with a four-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers fell 6-2 to the Rams.
Leilani Mendez
| 05/09/25 vs DePaul College Prep | 6 |
| 05/08/25 vs West Aurora | 7 |
| 05/06/25 @ Glenbard South | 6 |
| 05/03/25 vs Palatine | 6 |
| 05/03/25 vs Glenbrook South | 7 |
| + 6 more games |
Leilani Mendez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Elmwood Park saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abigail Jarosz, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Glenbrook North hadn't done well against Glenbrook South recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Spartans blew past the Titans 12-2. Considering the Spartans have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The win made it two in a row for Glenbrook North and bumps their season record up to 14-12. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Elmwood Park, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.
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