Hillcrest is 0-6 against Oak Lawn since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Hillcrest Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oak Lawn Spartans at 9:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hillcrest is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 20 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Reavis on Thursday. They lost 12-2 to the Rams.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Oak Lawn was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell 6-1 to Oak Forest. Oak Lawn has struggled against Oak Forest recently, as their match on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Oak Lawn saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Torres, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 2-23. As for Oak Lawn, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-15.
Hillcrest might still be hurting after the 19-1 loss they got from Oak Lawn when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Hillcrest, Cristian Ruiz (who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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