The Lincoln-Way West Warriors will take on the Marian Catholic Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Lincoln-Way West's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Marian Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lincoln-Way West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Oswego, who was ranked seventh at the time (Lincoln-Way West was ranked 13th). The Warriors fell 7-3 to the Panthers on Saturday. The Warriors' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, Marian Catholic lost 15-5 to Carmel on Saturday. The Spartans have struggled against the Corsairs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Kendyl Rainey made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucia Casillas, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Marian Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Lincoln-Way West, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
Lincoln-Way West suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Marian Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
