Hillcrest is 0-6 against Oak Lawn since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hillcrest Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oak Lawn Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Hillcrest is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 36th straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They lost 15-0 to Richards.
Meanwhile, Oak Lawn fell victim to Shepard and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 12-0 to the Astros. Oak Lawn's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Hillcrest's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Oak Lawn, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Hillcrest suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Oak Lawn in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Hillcrest, Alexus Martinez (who struck out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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