Lincoln-Way East is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Lockport is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lincoln-Way East Griffins will take on the Lockport Porters at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lincoln-Way East is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Bolingbrook (and have done all season long). Lincoln-Way East was the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Bolingbrook on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Lockport won against Yorkville on Saturday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Lockport came out on top against Sandburg by a score of 5-1.
Kelcie McGraw spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brooke Keltner, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Ava Swain, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Lincoln-Way East is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season. As for Lockport, their victory bumped their record up to 23-7.
Lincoln-Way East couldn't quite finish off Lockport when the teams last played back in April and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McGraw, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Now that Lincoln-Way East knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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