The Oak Lawn Spartans will be playing at home against the Crete-Monee Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Oak Lawn: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Crete-Monee has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
On Saturday, Oak Lawn came up short against De La Salle and fell 9-4.
Ethan Collins put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Collins has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Collins was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Oak Lawn hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Crete-Monee stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Thornridge with a sharp 12-1 victory.
Rex Vandrunen was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Deiker Rondon, who went 1-for-1 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Oak Lawn's defeat dropped their record down to 14-16. As for Crete-Monee, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 21-9 record this season.
Everything went Oak Lawn's way against Crete-Monee in their previous meeting back in March as Oak Lawn made off with a 12-5 win. Does Oak Lawn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Crete-Monee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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