Oak Lawn entered their tilt with Evergreen Park on Tuesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Mustangs. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-2 back in April.
John Olejniczak made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
Olejniczak wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Justin Canvin, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Spartans
| 05/13/25 vs Evergreen Park | 2-1 |
| 05/10/25 vs Lincoln Park | 7-3 |
| 05/09/25 vs Kennedy | 12-1 |
| 05/01/25 vs Hillcrest | 11-0 |
| 04/30/25 vs Stagg | 13-0 |
| + 4 more games |
Oak Lawn pushed their record up to 17-11 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Evergreen Park, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 19-9 record.
Looking ahead, Oak Lawn will challenge Thornton Fractional North at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Meteors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.65 runs per game on average), something the Spartans will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Evergreen Park, they will square off against Hancock at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 9.4 runs per game this season.
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