The Andrew Thunderbolts will take on the Highland Park Giants at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Andrew: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Highland Park has snatched up seven consecutive wins on the road.
Andrew is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Lincoln-Way Central, who was ranked 17th at the time (Andrew was ranked 15th). The Thunderbolts fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-0 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Highland Park owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They blew past Vernon Hills 9-0. Considering the Giants have won 14 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Highland Park is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Andrew, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.
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