Oak Park-River Forest had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Fenwick Friars. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Oak Park-River Forest also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
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. Another player making a difference was Sofia Ayala, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Fenwick's side, they 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.
Oak Park-River Forest is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season. As for Fenwick, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Oak Park-River Forest will head out on the road to face off against Nazareth Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Oak Park-River Forest is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. Fenwick does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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