The Lyons Lions will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies at 4:45 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Lyons will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by seven) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Shepard 3-1.
Isabella Evans spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lyons saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton O?Flaherty, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Oak Park-River Forest had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They never let the Dukes onto the board and left with a 1-0 win.
The result came thanks to Anna Topel's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
Lyons' victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Oak Park-River Forest, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Lyons might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Oak Park-River Forest when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Topel, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Now that Lyons knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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