The Oak Forest Bengals will head out on the road to square off against the Oak Lawn Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Forest is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Oak Forest's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Western Hills.
Meanwhile, Oak Lawn can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They blew past Evergreen Park 8-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oak Lawn.
Kasey Jackson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Natalie Orozco, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kamya Feigl, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a triple.
Oak Forest is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Oak Lawn, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.
Everything went Oak Forest's way against Oak Lawn when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Oak Forest made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Forest 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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