Oak Park is 0-8 against Liberty since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Oak Park Northmen will look to defend their home field against the Liberty Blue Jays at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Liberty is hoping to do on Wednesday what Chrisman couldn't on Monday: put an end to Oak Park's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Oak Park was the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over Chrisman.
Ethan Olmedo looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Aiden Hinkle and Aidan Bearden did most of the damage at the plate: Hinkle scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Bearden scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Hinkle is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hawkeye Roberts, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Liberty came tearing into Saturday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Jays as they made off with a 13-2 win.
Oak Park is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-13 record this season. As for Liberty, they pushed their record up to 21-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Oak Park came up short against Liberty in their previous matchup back in May of 2021, falling 7-2. Will Oak Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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