The Leyden Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Leyden picked up another tournament win on Friday. They blew past Highland Park 17-3. The Eagles have beaten the Giants the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Giants has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Oak Park-River Forest made easy work of Cary-Grove on Friday and carried off a 15-7 win.
Zoe Daly looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Julia Henderson was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Georgia Godellas was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Oak Park-River Forest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cary-Grove only posted a batting average of .208.
Oak Park-River Forest's record is now 20-7. As for Leyden, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Leyden might still be hurting after the 13-4 defeat they got from Oak Park-River Forest in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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