Baseball Preview: Oak Lawn Spartans vs. Shepard Astros
Oak Lawn and Shepard are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Oak Lawn Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Shepard Astros at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Oak Lawn is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
After soaring to 20 runs the game before, Oak Lawn was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They suffered a tough 12-0 loss at the hands of Plainfield Central. The game marked that first time this year in which Oak Lawn was not able to get on the board.
Oak Lawn saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Cizek, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Shepard came into Saturday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over Peotone. The victory was just what Shepard needed coming off of a 6-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
Oak Lawn's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Shepard, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.
Oak Lawn came out on top in a nail-biter against Shepard in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Lawn 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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