Oak Forest is 6-0 against Blue Island Eisenhower since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Oak Forest Bengals will head out on the road to face off against the Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oak Forest has three straight wins, Blue Island Eisenhower has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Oak Forest stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over Argo.
Justin Gibbs made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. 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 two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Ashton Janowski looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew Lucas, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mateo Gamboa, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Blue Island Eisenhower fell victim to Richards and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 11-0 to the Bulldogs.
Oak Forest is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. As for Blue Island Eisenhower, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-23.
Oak Forest took their victory against Blue Island Eisenhower in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Forest since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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