Oak Forest is 10-0 against Thornton Fractional South since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Oak Forest Bengals will head out on the road to square off against the Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves at 4:30 p.m. Oak Forest is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
Oak Forest's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Providence Catholic. That's two games straight that Oak Forest has won by exactly four runs.
Thornton Fractional South never got on the board in their matchup last Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Hillcrest last Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-1 margin over the Hawks.
Samantha Popp and Isabella Sphere made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Popp pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Sphere pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At the plate, Popp scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Sphere scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Thornton Fractional South got a massive performance out of Camilla Rosas, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Nyjah Robertson was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Oak Forest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Thornton Fractional South, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-14.
Everything went Oak Forest's way against Thornton Fractional South in their previous matchup back in April as Oak Forest made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Forest since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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