Argo is 1-7 against Oak Forest since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Argonauts will challenge the Bengals at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Argo is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Thornton Fractional North a 17-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Argonauts in their matchups with the Meteors: they've now won nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Oak Forest was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Reavis as they made off with an 11-3 win. The Bengals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by eight runs or more this season.
Hailee Morin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addison McClure, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Kynzie Oliver also deserves some recognition as she got her first hits of the season.
Oak Forest lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now launched at least two home runs in three consecutive matchups.
The victory got Oak Forest back to even at 4-4. As for Argo, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 5-3.
Everything went Argo's way against Oak Forest in their previous matchup back in April of 2025, as Argo made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Argonauts 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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