Glenbard West came tearing into Thursday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Proviso West Panthers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-1. That's more bragging rights for Glenbard West, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Glenbard West got a great performance from Nathan Schlieben as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Joey Campanella, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Kristian Shinohara was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Glenbard West is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-20 record this season. As for Proviso West, they dropped their record down to 3-25 with that loss, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season.
Glenbard West is on the road again on Friday to play Glenbard South at 7:00 p.m. As for Proviso West, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Leyden at 10:00 a.m. Proviso West is facing Leyden at the right time seeing as Leyden is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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