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| 05/10/25 - Away | 5-3 W |
| 05/04/24 - Home | 1-5 L |
| 04/15/23 - Away | 14-11 W |
| 04/16/22 - Home | 5-20 L |
| 04/28/21 - Home | 6-2 W |
| + 4 more games |
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Leyden and Oak Park-River Forest meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. The Eagles skirted past the Huskies 5-3. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 5-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Hassan Khrawish was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Jasinski, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Leyden hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 3-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
The win got Leyden back to even at 12-12. As for Oak Park-River Forest, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 19-8 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Leyden will challenge Addison Trail at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Blazers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.78 runs per game on average), something the Eagles will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Oak Park-River Forest, they will square off against York at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Huskies' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Dukes have averaged an impressive 8.3 runs per game this season.
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