Oak Forest Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Monday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Jackson Prep. The Oak Forest Academy Yellowjackets were the clear victor by a 12-5 margin over the Jackson Prep Patriots. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Emma Day and Ashlyn Wilkinson did most of the damage at the plate: Day went 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Wilkinson went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. What's more, Wilkinson also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Enslee Casanova was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oak Forest Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least 12 hits in four consecutive games.
Oak Forest Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-1 record this season. As for Jackson Prep, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
As of now, neither Oak Forest Academy nor Jackson Prep have any future games scheduled.
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