The Oak Forest Academy Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Columbia Academy Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Oak Forest Academy: 3, Columbia Academy: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Oak Forest Academy beats Columbia Academy with five runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Oak Forest Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Columbia Academy on Wednesday and snuck past 5-3. The victory was familiar territory for Oak Forest Academy who now have three in a row.
For Columbia Academy's part, Trent Buckley was huge while hitting and pitching 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 also stellar in the batter's box, 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 has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Columbia Academy, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-9.
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