Oak Forest entered their tilt with Marian Catholic on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Spartans. This was payback for the Bengals, who suffered a 6-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Bengals
| 05/01/25 vs Marian Catholic | 10-3 |
| 04/28/25 vs Thornton Fractional South | 11-0 |
| 04/21/25 vs Hillcrest | 12-0 |
| 04/15/25 vs Tinley Park | 6-1 |
| 04/12/25 vs Thornton Fractional North | 15-0 |
| + 9 more games |
Oak Forest pushed their record up to 13-8-1 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Marian Catholic, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-14.
Oak Forest and Marian Catholic could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Bengals will face off against Sandburg at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (151 vs. 49). Meanwhile, Marian Catholic (ranked 245th) will meet Homewood-Flossmoor (ranked 91st) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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