Bradley-Bourbonnais blew Oak Forest out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Wednesday Oak Forest got their revenge. The Boilermakers fell just short of the Bengals by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Boilermakers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Abbie Hofbauer
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Abbie Hofbauer was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one double.
Hofbauer wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Woolman, who went 2-for-4 with one home run.
Bradley-Bourbonnais' loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Oak Forest, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Bradley-Bourbonnais will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Lincoln-Way East at 4:30 p.m. The Griffins' pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so the Boilermakers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Oak Forest, they will head out on the road to take on Bremen at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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