Antioch is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Lockport is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Antioch Sequoits will take on the Lockport Porters at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Antioch is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Mundelein, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Antioch was ranked 23rd). Antioch narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Mundelein 7-6.
Meanwhile, Lockport won against Sandburg on Tuesday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Lockport sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Lincoln-Way East.
The team relied heavily on Rheanna Slavicek, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Morgan Spodarek was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Antioch is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for Lockport, their win bumped their record up to 24-8.
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