Oak Forest dropped their record down to 16-10-1 on Thursday, which also ended the team's 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They fell just short of the Oak Lawn Spartans by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bengals have suffered since March 27th.
As for Oak Lawn, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games.
For Oak Lawn's part, John Olejniczak made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Olejniczak also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Oak Lawn is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-11 otherwise. Olejniczak was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peyton Melnik, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oak Forest will challenge Lemont at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Oak Lawn, they will face off against Kennedy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Spartans are on a six-game streak of home wins, the Crusaders a ten-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.
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