The Oak Lawn Spartans will be playing at home against the Brooks Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Lawn is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Oak Lawn got themselves on the board against Berwyn/Cicero Morton, but Berwyn/Cicero Morton never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 15-0 win. The victory was just what Oak Lawn needed coming off of an 11-4 defeat in their prior matchup.
Oak Lawn got a great performance from John Olejniczak as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kyle Bader, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Charlie Cizek, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Brooks is still looking for their first win of the season after five matches. They suffered a rough 20-5 loss at the hands of Amundsen on Saturday.
The win got Oak Lawn back to even at 2-2. As for Brooks, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Oak Lawn came out on top in a nail-biter against Brooks in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Will Oak Lawn repeat their success, or does Brooks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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