Oak Forest Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Monday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Hartfield Academy. The Oak Forest Academy Yellowjackets blew past the Hartfield Academy Hawks 12-2. Considering the Yellowjackets have won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Oak Forest Academy let Emma Day and Kenlea Wilkinson loose on the outfield. Day went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base, while Wilkinson scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Watson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oak Forest Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They are 3-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Oak Forest Academy pushed their record up to 11-4-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Hartfield Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oak Forest Academy will face off against Columbia Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Forest Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Hartfield Academy, they will welcome St. Joseph Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hartfield Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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