Baseball Game Preview: York Dukes vs. Oak Park-River Forest Huskies

Dukes

Runs

05/13/25 @ Oak Park-River Forest	8
05/12/25 vs Oak Park-River Forest	10
05/10/25 @ Berwyn/Cicero Morton	6
05/09/25 vs Hinsdale Central	9
05/08/25 @ Glenbard West	4
+ 21 more games

The York Dukes will square off against the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. York is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.

York is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-8 heartbreaker at the hands of Oak Park-River Forest.

Josh Fleming made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Owen Chael, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.

York's loss dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Oak Park-River Forest, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-9.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. York has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Oak Park-River Forest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.