Oak Park-River Forest put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They never let the Amundsen Vikings onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Oak Park-River Forest who now have five in a row.
Audrey Dumelle was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Dumelle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dumelle was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Elyssa Hasapis was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Tyler Brock was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Amundsen's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anneliese Otero, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Amundsen hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
Oak Park-River Forest's win bumped their record up to 17-7. As for Amundsen, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oak Park-River Forest will take on Whitney Young at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Oak Park-River Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Amundsen, they will be playing at home against Schurz at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Amundsen's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Schurz has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
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