Evergreen Park typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Oak Lawn proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Evergreen Park Mustangs 3-2. This was a revenge matchup for Oak Lawn, as the team was forced to settle for a 7-3 defeat when these two played last Monday.
Oak Lawn's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ivan Gonzalez, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Bader, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Evergreen Park's side, Grady Elwood was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
Oak Lawn has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Evergreen Park, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-2.
Oak Lawn will take on Thornton Fractional North at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Thornton Fractional North is coming into the match with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Oak Lawn will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Evergreen Park, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Hillcrest at 6:00 p.m. Evergreen Park's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Hillcrest's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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