The Lincoln Park Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Oak Lawn Spartans at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Friday, Lincoln Park was able to grind out a solid win over Francis W. Parker, taking the game 19-15. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Meanwhile, Oak Lawn made easy work of Kennedy on Friday and carried off a 12-1 victory. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by eight runs or more this season.
Jack Westin looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jackson Hilger was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Oak Lawn is 10-2 when Hilger posts two or more runs, but 5-9 otherwise.
Oak Lawn has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Lincoln Park, their victory bumped their record up to 13-14.
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