The Oak Forest Bengals will head out on the road to square off against the Sandburg Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Oak Forest's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three contests.
On Thursday, Oak Forest got the win against Marian Catholic by a conclusive 10-3. The Bengals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, while Sandburg put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Andrew. The Eagles walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Thunderbolts. The game was the first time the Eagles have beaten the Thunderbolts on their field since May 23, 2019.
Oak Forest pushed their record up to 13-8-1 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Sandburg, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.
Oak Forest skirted past Sandburg 6-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2016. 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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