Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Oak Lawn

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

04/28/25 @ Blue Island Eisenhower	17
05/15/25 @ Thornton Fractional North	16
03/17/25 @ Crete-Monee	15
04/24/25 vs Thornton Fractional South	14
04/30/25 vs Stagg	13

Oak Lawn extended their winning streak to five on Thursday, bumping their season record up to 18-11 in the process. They put the hurt on the Thornton Fractional North Meteors with a sharp 17-1 victory. Considering the Spartans have won 14 matchups by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Josh McGlynn made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McGlynn was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double.

In other batting news, Peyton Melnik was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Jackson Hilger, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.

Oak Lawn was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

As for Thornton Fractional North, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 11 of their last 12 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-23 record this season. Their defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.

On Thornton Fractional North's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Royal McClinton, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.

Oak Lawn wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 10-0 win against Hancock on the 16th. As for Thornton Fractional North, they have also already played their next matchup, a 12-10 loss against East Chicago Central on the 16th.