Baseball Preview: Oak Forest Bengals vs. Hillcrest Hawks
Oak Forest is 10-0 against Hillcrest since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Oak Forest Bengals are on the road again to play the Hillcrest Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Oak Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought game, but Oak Forest had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Lockport.
Oak Forest got a good showing from Nicholas Segreti, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Christian DeGroot was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with five RBI and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Mateo Gamboa, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, sadly, Hillcrest is still looking for their first win of the season after seven contests. They fell victim to a tough 16-1 defeat at the hands of Evergreen Park on Wednesday.
Hillcrest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daquan Dennis, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Oak Forest's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3. As for Hillcrest, their record now sits at 0-7.
Oak Forest took their win against Hillcrest in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Forest since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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