The Oak Forest Bengals will head out on the road to take on the Oak Lawn Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Oak Lawn is hoping to do on Friday what Hillcrest couldn't last Wednesday: put an end to Oak Forest's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Everything went Oak Forest's way against Hillcrest as Oak Forest made off with a 17-2 win.
Meanwhile, Oak Lawn got the win against Bremen on Thursday by a conclusive 11-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oak Lawn.
Kasey Jackson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off nine hits. Jackson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Jackson was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Oak Lawn got a massive performance out of Danielle Dempsey, who scored two runs while going 4-for-5. Kamya Feigl was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Oak Forest has been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Oak Lawn, they pushed their record up to 16-12 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Oak Forest took their win against Oak Lawn in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Forest since the squad 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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