The Glenbrook North Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the Amundsen Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Glenbrook North blew Highland Park out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Highland Park got their revenge. The Spartans fell just short of the Giants by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Spartans have suffered since April 4th.
Meanwhile, Amundsen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 8-3 to Resurrection.
Amundsen saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Reynolds, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Glenbrook North and nudges their season record down to 12-11. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Amundsen, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Glenbrook North was able to grind out a solid win over Amundsen when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 18-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
