Softball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for River Forest

By Team Reports Apr 12, 2025, 5:30pm

Softball Recap: River Forest Ingots vs. Gary West Side Cougars

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Previous 3 Games

04/12/25 @ Gary West Side15-2
04/11/25 @ East Chicago Central19-7
04/04/25 @ Hammond Academy of Science & Tech16-11

River Forest strolled into their game on Saturday with a perfect record and they left with the same. Everything went their way against the Gary West Side Cougars as they made off with a 15-2 win. The Ingots have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cougars, too.

Alaina Kiel made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Kiel was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Julianna Bailey was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Angela Duh, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

River Forest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .722. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .667 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.

River Forest's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-0.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Ingots beat Gary West Side by a score of 17-7 later that day.

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