Softball Game Preview: River Forest Ingots vs. Calumet New Tech Warriors

For the second straight game, River Forest will face off against Calumet New Tech. The Ingots will challenge the Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering River Forest has lost three straight at home and Calumet New Tech 11 straight on the road (dating back to last season), this one might come down to who's more desperate to change their momentum.

Having struggled with eight losses in a row, River Forest turned things around against Calumet New Tech on Monday. They blew past the Warriors 14-2. The Ingots' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last six games.

Lindee Trezak was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 16 over five innings pitched. Those 16 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Sara Puckett

Runs (Career)

05/05/25 @ Calumet New Tech	3
04/04/25 @ Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	2
05/03/24 @ Hammond Central	2
04/12/25 @ Gary West Side	1
05/04/24 vs Victory Christian Academy	1

In other batting news, Sara Puckett was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Amy Arana was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.

River Forest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .897. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Calumet New Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for River Forest, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 5-8.