Oak Forest had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Richards Bulldogs. That's more bragging rights for Oak Forest, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Justin Gibbs made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Gibbs was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4.
Gibbs wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grant Fletcher, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Evan Gamboa, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Richards' side, Sean Cody made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Oak Forest pushed their record up to 15-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Richards, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-4.
Oak Forest will be playing in front of their home fans against Evergreen Park at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Evergreen Park: 2.2, Oak Forest: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Richards, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Thornton Fractional North at 4:30 p.m. Richards is facing Thornton Fractional North at the right time seeing as Thornton Fractional North is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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