Softball Preview: Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers vs. Lockport Porters
Bradley-Bourbonnais is 0-6 against Lockport since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers will head out on the road to face off against the Lockport Porters at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bradley-Bourbonnais will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by nine) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Yorkville 3-1.
Libby Spaulding was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Spaulding has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Spaulding was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Spaulding wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bella Pusateri, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Lockport can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on Homewood-Flossmoor with a sharp 11-0 victory. That's two games straight that Lockport has won by exactly 11 runs.
Like Bradley-Bourbonnais, Lockport also got a great game from a two-way player: Kelcie McGraw. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. McGraw was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Brooke Keltner was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Ava Swain was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Bradley-Bourbonnais is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Lockport, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bradley-Bourbonnais has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lockport struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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