Baseball Game Preview: Lyons Lions vs. Oak Park-River Forest Huskies

Lyons is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Friday. They will take on the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lyons has four straight victories, Oak Park-River Forest has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

If Lyons beats Oak Park-River Forest with 14 runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Everything went the Lions' way against Berwyn/Cicero Morton on Thursday as they made off with a 14-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won four contests by eight runs or more so far this season.

Tanner Fridrych looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk).

On the hitting side, Lyons' victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dom Pisciotti, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Cam Clarke also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Meanwhile, Oak Park-River Forest suffered their closest defeat since April 18, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of New Trier by a score of 3-1. The game marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Oak Park-River Forest now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Lyons, their record is now 4-1.

Oak Park-River Forest's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lyons hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .383. It's a different story for Oak Park-River Forest, though, as they've only averaged .248. Will they be able to contain Lyons' hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.