The Proviso East Pirates will take on the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Proviso East has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with seven straight defeats, while Oak Park-River Forest will come in with six straight victories.
Things were looking good for Proviso East after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 13-1 to Leyden.
Meanwhile, Oak Park-River Forest got themselves on the board against Joliet Catholic on Thursday, but Joliet Catholic never followed suit. They had just enough and edged out the Hilltoppers 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Huskies have posted since March 24th.
Oak Park-River Forest pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Proviso East, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Proviso East might still be hurting after the 13-1 defeat they got from Oak Park-River Forest in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Pirates have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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