The Oak Lawn Spartans will head out to face off against the Hancock Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Oak Lawn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Oak Lawn nor Blue Island Eisenhower made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Spartans never let the Cardinals get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Kaitlyn Berkery
| 05/13/25 @ Blue Island Eisenhower | 12 |
| 05/01/25 @ Hillcrest | 7 |
| 05/08/24 vs Shepard | 7 |
| 04/25/24 @ Tinley Park | 6 |
| 04/18/24 @ Thornton Fractional South | 6 |
Kaitlyn Berkery made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Berkery wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aleksandria Blanco, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Danielle Dempsey was another, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hancock, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top against Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park by a score of 7-3 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won three in a row.
Oak Lawn pushed their record up to 15-12 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Hancock, their record now sits at 4-12.
Oak Lawn took their win against Hancock when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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