Baseball Recap: Plainfield Central Beats Oak Lawn for Their Fifth Straight Win

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

04/18/25 vs Westmont	16
04/17/25 @ Plainfield North	11
03/24/25 vs Yorkville Christian	10
03/22/25 vs Highland Park	10
04/19/25 vs Oak Lawn	8

Plainfield Central waltzed into their contest on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Oak Lawn Spartans 10-2. Considering the Wildcats have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Plainfield Central pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Oak Lawn, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.

Plainfield Central wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 16-4 win against Plainfield East on the 21st. As for Oak Lawn, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 12-3 victory against Shepard on the 21st.