After losing to Oak Forest the last time they met, Richards decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Bulldogs had just enough and edged out the Bengals 2-1 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Richards had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-23.

Bulldogs
05/08/25 @ Oak Forest | 2-1 |
05/06/25 @ Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South | 2-1 |
04/29/25 @ Blue Island Eisenhower | 2-0 |
04/22/25 @ Evergreen Park | 2-0 |
Richards pushed their record up to 11-14 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Oak Forest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-15.
Looking ahead, Richards will look to defend their home court on Friday against Brother Rice at 5:30 p.m. As for Oak Forest, they will host Lemont at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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