Softball Game Preview: River Forest Heads Out

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 2:50am

Softball Preview: River Forest Ingots vs. Hammond Central Wolves

The River Forest Ingots will head out on the road to face off against the Hammond Central Wolves at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

River Forest's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Calumet New Tech with a sharp 12-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for River Forest.

Meanwhile, Hammond Central had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged Marquette Catholic out 14-13.

Talina Cisneros was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in five of her ten plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mya Cutnoe, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.

River Forest's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-8. As for Hammond Central, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.

River Forest couldn't quite finish off Hammond Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 12-10. Can River Forest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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