The Oak Forest Academy Yellowjackets will face off against the Bowling Green Buccaneers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Oak Forest Academy will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Oak Forest Academy's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Bowling Green 10-0. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Logan Freche made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaul Perkins, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Keegan Kelsey was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Oak Forest Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bowling Green only posted an OBP of .111.
Oak Forest Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. Bowling Green's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.
Bowling Green's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Oak Forest Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .369. It's a different story for Bowling Green, though, as they've only averaged .223. Will they be able to contain Oak Forest Academy's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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