Softball Recap: River Forest Snaps Five-Game Streak of Losses on the Road

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Wheeler, River Forest was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They put the hurt on the Calumet New Tech Warriors with a sharp 14-2 win. The Ingots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by ten runs or more this season.

Lindee Trezak made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 16 over five innings pitched. Those 16 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, 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, the team relied heavily on Sara Puckett, who got 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. Another player making a difference was Amy Arana, who got 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.

River Forest's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8. As for Calumet New Tech, they are on a 21-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

River Forest will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Warriors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.