The Oak Lawn Spartans will take on the Hancock Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Oak Lawn's favor as the squad sits on nine straight wins at home while Hancock has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Oak Lawn had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 16-run drubbing they dealt Thornton Fractional North on Thursday. The Spartans were the clear victors by a 17-1 margin over the Meteors. Considering the Spartans have won 14 contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh McGlynn made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McGlynn was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Peyton Melnik was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Jackson Hilger, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.
Oak Lawn was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Hancock lost 13-1 to Evergreen Park on Wednesday.
Oak Lawn is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hancock, they now have a losing record of 14-15.
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