Oak Park extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping them down to 6-20. They came up short against the Royal Highlanders, falling 18-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Highlanders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-0 back in March.
Oak Park saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Rizzotti, who went 1-for-3 with one run. Another was Mason Swank, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
As for Royal, their victory bumped their record up to 22-3-1. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
On Royal's side, Dustin Dunwoody got the start for Royal and what a start it was: he struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Dunwoody has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances. Hudson Jarvis relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Royal got a massive performance out of Noah Vasquez, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. That's the most runs Vasquez has posted since back in April of 2025. Peyton Visage was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two doubles and one run.
While Oak Park had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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