The Oak Forest Bengals will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Solorio Sun Warriors at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Oak Forest stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Lincoln Park as Oak Forest made off with a 9-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Oak Forest who now have six in a row.
Justin Gibbs was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gibbs has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gibbs was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Christian DeGroot, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Bryce Hoffman, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Solorio had no problem doing just that on Monday. Everything went their way against the Hawks as they made off with an 11-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Solorio needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Solorio got a big performance out of Steve Huizar, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Sanchez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Oak Forest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-6 record this season. As for Solorio, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-14.
Solorio's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Oak Forest hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .336. It's a different story for Solorio, though, as they've only averaged .256. Will they be able to contain Oak Forest's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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