The Lake Park Lancers will head out on the road to challenge the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Park knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past five games -- so hopefully Oak Park-River Forest likes a good challenge.
Lake Park can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They blew past Batavia 11-5.
Lake Park got a great performance from Lewis Slade as he pitched five innings while giving up five earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Ryan Colucci was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Spencer Hoarle, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Oak Park-River Forest came up short against Maine South on Wednesday and fell 8-3. It was the first time this season that Oak Park-River Forest let down their fans at home.
Lake Park's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 7.7 runs. As for Oak Park-River Forest, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5.
Lake Park came up short against Oak Park-River Forest in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Lake Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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