Softball Recap: Oak Park-River Forest Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Huskies

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 vs Westerville North	15
04/26/25 vs Amundsen	12
03/24/25 vs Dublin Coffman	11
03/20/25 vs Lane Tech	11
04/21/25 vs Hinsdale Central	10

Oak Park-River Forest came tearing into Saturday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Amundsen Vikings get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.

Oak Park-River Forest got a great performance from Molly Chambers as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Chambers has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Oak Park-River Forest let Maura Carmody and Gloria Hronek run wild. Carmody went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Hronek went 1-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Hronek has posted over her last 12 games. Another player making a difference was Sofia Ayala, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Oak Park-River Forest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in eight consecutive matches.

Oak Park-River Forest's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Amundsen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-7.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oak Park-River Forest will challenge Lyons at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Amundsen, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Taft at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Vikings' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season.