Softball Recap: Lockport Now 19-1 over Last 20 Games

Porters

Margin (Wins)

05/27/25 vs Thornwood	17
05/07/25 @ Stagg	17
04/11/25 vs Stagg	15
04/12/25 vs Oak Park-River Forest	12
05/12/25 vs Sandburg	11

It's playoff time, and Lockport had no trouble coming through when it counted. They blew past the Thornwood Thunderbirds 17-0 on Tuesday. The Porters might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.

Kelcie McGraw made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 24 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Lockport got a big performance out of Rheanna Slavicek, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI Slavicek has posted since back in April. Taylor Lane also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

Lockport kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive matchups.

Lockport is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. As for Thornwood, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 18-10.

Lockport has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Shepard on the 30th. Thornwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.