Mustangs
| 05/13/25 @ Oak Lawn | 1-2 |
| 05/08/25 vs Tinley Park | 2-1 |
| 05/06/25 @ Blue Island Eisenhower | 5-1 |
| 05/05/25 vs Blue Island Eisenhower | 4-3 |
| 05/01/25 vs Chicago Washington | 8-2 |
Evergreen Park dropped their record down to 19-9 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-2 back in April.
Evergreen Park saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Munoz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run. Another was Jack Rourke, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
As for Oak Lawn, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games.
On Oak Lawn's side, John Olejniczak made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Olejniczak is becoming a predictor of Oak Lawn's success: when he allows at most three earned runs the team is undefeated (and 10-11 when he doesn't). Olejniczak was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
Evergreen Park and Oak Lawn should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Mustangs will face off against Hancock at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (156 vs. 505). Meanwhile, Oak Lawn (ranked 154th) will meet Thornton Fractional North (ranked 574th) at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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