The Montini Catholic Broncos will square off against the Lockport Porters at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Montini Catholic will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against St. Francis on Saturday. The Broncos put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 10-2 win. Considering the Broncos have won 12 games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Lockport faced Andrew in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Porters won by a run and slipped past the Thunderbolts 2-1. The victory continues a trend for the Porters in their matchups with the Thunderbolts: they've now won seven in a row.
Anthony Farina spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Lockport saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Flood, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Montini Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-14 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Lockport, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-10.
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