The Oak Park Northmen will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Park Hill Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Oak Park will be strutting in after a win while Park Hill will be coming in after a loss.
Oak Park can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They put the hurt on St. Pius X with a sharp 13-5 victory. Oak Park's win was all the more impressive since St. Pius X was averaging only four runs allowed on the season.
Ryan Oberly tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Aidan Bearden was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Luke Meredith was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Park Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kearney.
Oak Park pushed their record up to 21-14 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Park Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 11-20.
Oak Park was able to grind out a solid win over Park Hill in their previous matchup back in April, winning 9-6. Does Oak Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Park Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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