Marist is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Lockport is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Marist RedHawks will take on the Lockport Porters at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Marist: 1.6, Lockport: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Marist will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road victory of the season at Benet Academy expense on Wednesday. Marist fell just short of Benet Academy by a score of 3-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Marist has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Lockport gave up the first runs last Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over Homewood-Flossmoor.
Kelcie McGraw was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). McGraw was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, Lockport got a big performance out of Giuliana Giordano, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Morgan Spodarek, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Marist's loss ended a 28-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 25-3. As for Lockport, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Marist beat Lockport 3-0 in their previous meeting back in June of 2023. Will Marist repeat their success, or does Lockport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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