The Oak Forest Bengals softball squad (Oak Forest, IL), was routed 6-1 in Thursday's league contest with the host Shepard Astros (Palos Heights, IL)

With the triumph, Shepard improves its record to 24-6 on the year. The Astros travel to Evergreen Park (Evergreen Park, IL) to face the Mustangs in a South Suburban contest on Monday, May 19. The Mustangs enter the contest with a record of 14-13. Evergreen Park won 12-2 in their recent non-league contest against Stagg (Palos Hills, IL)

The Bengals now hold a 17-13 record. They play next when they host Thornton Fractional South for a South Suburban contest on Friday, May 16. Oak Forest will face a Red Wolves squad coming off a 10-9 league loss to Blue Island Eisenhower (Blue Island, IL). The Red Wolves record now stands at 3-25.