The Oak Lawn Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oak Forest Bengals at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, everything went Oak Lawn's way against Bremen as Oak Lawn made off with an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oak Lawn.
Kasey Jackson made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off nine hits. Jackson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Jackson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Danielle Dempsey was a standout: she scored two runs while going 4-for-5. Kamya Feigl was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Oak Forest came tearing into last Wednesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 17-2 victory.
Oak Lawn's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-12. As for Oak Forest, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Oak Lawn might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Oak Forest in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Oak Lawn have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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