Oakwood was the 19-8 winner over Iroquois West when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Oakwood Comets fell just short of the Iroquois West Raiders by a score of 5-3 on Friday.
Oakwood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Enos, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Dunavan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Oakwood has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Iroquois West, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Oakwood will head out on the road to challenge Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Oakwood is facing Paxton-Buckley-Loda at the right time seeing as Paxton-Buckley-Loda is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Iroquois West, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Kankakee Trinity Academy at 10:00 a.m.
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