The Oak Park-River Forest Huskies will take on the Jones Eagles in a tournament on Wednesday. Jones took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Oak Park-River Forest, who comes in off a win.
Oak Park-River Forest had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Addison Trail on Saturday. The Huskies put the hurt on the Blazers with a sharp 9-2 win. Considering the Huskies have won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Von Steuben hit Jones with a four-run third inning last Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 7-5. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly two runs.
Oak Park-River Forest's victory bumped their record up to 25-10. As for Jones, their loss dropped their record down to 14-17.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Oak Park-River Forest has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Jones struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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