The Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers will head out on the road to square off against the Oak Forest Bengals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Bradley-Bourbonnais sitting on three straight wins and Oak Forest on eight.
Bradley-Bourbonnais will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Lockport, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Bradley-Bourbonnais came out on top in a nail-biter against Lockport on Tuesday and snuck past 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for Bradley-Bourbonnais as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Libby Spaulding spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bella Pusateri, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Oak Forest was able to grind out a solid win over Tinley Park on Tuesday, taking the game 7-4.
Bradley-Bourbonnais is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Oak Forest, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Bradley-Bourbonnais took their win against Oak Forest when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bradley-Bourbonnais 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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