The Oak Forest Bengals are taking a road trip to take on the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Oak Forest's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Bradley-Bourbonnais' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Oak Forest is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Sandburg on Friday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1. The Bengals' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Bradley-Bourbonnais unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lincoln-Way West.
Kason Bynum was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one run.
Bradley-Bourbonnais' loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Oak Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9-1.
Oak Forest was able to grind out a solid victory over Bradley-Bourbonnais when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 9-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bengals since the team 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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