The Oak Forest Bengals are taking a road trip to face off against the Andrew Thunderbolts at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Forest will be strutting in after a victory while Andrew will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Oak Forest made easy work of DePaul College Prep and carried off a 12-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bengals.
Hailee Morin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Morgan Reczkiewicz and Addison McClure did most of the damage at the plate: Reczkiewicz went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while McClure went 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs. Another player making a difference was Lily Short, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI.
Oak Forest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as DePaul College Prep only posted an OBP of .367.
Andrew had taken Riverside-Brookfield down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Thunderbolts fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1.
Oak Forest now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Andrew, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Oak Forest was able to grind out a solid victory over Andrew in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, winning 13-8. Will the Bengals repeat their success, or do the Thunderbolts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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