With a playoff game on the line, Oak Forest rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They never let the Solorio Sun Warriors onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Oak Forest, who have now won 16 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Justin Gibbs made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Gibbs has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gibbs was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Andrew Dawson looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Andrew Lucas and Mateo Gamboa did most of the damage at the plate: Lucas went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Gamboa scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Lucas has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Josh Dawson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The win (which was Oak Forest's seventh in a row) raised their record to 30-6. As for Solorio, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.
As of now, neither Oak Forest nor Solorio have any future games scheduled.
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