Softball Game Preview: Oak Park-River Forest Huskies vs. York Dukes

Huskies

Runs

05/09/25 vs Downers Grove North	3
05/06/25 @ Hinsdale Central	16
05/02/25 vs Proviso West	16
04/30/25 @ Glenbard West	2
04/28/25 vs Lyons	2
+ 22 more games

The Oak Park-River Forest Huskies will venture away from home to challenge the York Dukes at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Oak Park-River Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.

Oak Park-River Forest is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since April 15th on Friday. They came up short against Downers Grove North, falling 10-3.

Oak Park-River Forest saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leia Hammerschmidt, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, York fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Sycamore on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 4-3.

Lillianah Burda was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Maggie Demopoulos, who earned two runs and two stolen bases.

York has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-10 record this season. As for Oak Park-River Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 20-7.

York's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Oak Park-River Forest has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .473. It's a different story for York, though, as they've only averaged .346. Will they be able to contain Oak Park-River Forest's hitters?

Oak Park-River Forest took their victory against York in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 14-6 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.