If Fenwick was riding high off their 7-0 takedown of Ridgewood last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Fenwick Friars took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies on Thursday. Fenwick has struggled against Oak Park-River Forest recently, as their match on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Fenwick saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Lowery, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
On Oak Park-River Forest's side, Aria Hammerschmidt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Elyssa Hasapis was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Ayala, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Fenwick's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Oak Park-River Forest, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-8.
Fenwick does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oak Park-River Forest, they will head out on the road to take on Nazareth Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Oak Park-River Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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