Softball Game Preview: Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves vs. Oak Lawn Spartans

Thornton Fractional South is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Oak Lawn a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oak Lawn Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Neither Thornton Fractional South nor Oak Lawn posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Thornton Fractional South fell victim to Lemont and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Lemont HS, falling 15-0. That's two games in a row now that the Red Wolves have lost by exactly 15 runs.

Meanwhile, Oak Lawn also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell just short of Richards by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.

Kaitlyn Berkery spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits.

Thornton Fractional South's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Oak Lawn, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.

Thornton Fractional South couldn't quite get it done against Oak Lawn when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-3. Can the Red Wolves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.