Tinley Park waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Oak Lawn Spartans by a score of 8-3. That's more bragging rights for Tinley Park, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ryan Exline spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sean McCullough was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariano DiGangi, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Oak Lawn's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Hilger, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Tinley Park's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Oak Lawn, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
Tinley Park will face off against Morgan Park at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Oak Lawn, they will head out on the road to square off against St. Patrick at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Oak Lawn is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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