Oak Forest Academy won against Silliman Institute last Tuesday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Oak Forest Academy Yellowjackets had just enough and edged the Columbia Academy Cougars out 5-3. The win was familiar territory for Oak Forest Academy who now have three in a row.
For Columbia Academy's part, Trent Buckley was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. Buckley was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Buckley wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Roman Lawrence, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Corban Lawrence was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Oak Forest Academy pushed their record up to 13-7 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Columbia Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-9.
Oak Forest Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Columbia Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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