Lake Park waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They skirted past the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies 8-6. This was payback for Lake Park, who suffered a 5-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Lake Park got a great performance from Joe Cicero as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Cicero has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Derek Ittner was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Jayden Patel was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Lake Park's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Oak Park-River Forest, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Park will take on Hersey at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Oak Park-River Forest, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Proviso East at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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