There's no place like home for Antioch, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Huntley Red Raiders a 5-0 shutout on Saturday. That's more bragging rights for Antioch, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jack Olson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Olson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Olson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Willis, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Willis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Antioch is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-19 record this season. As for Huntley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 26-7-1.
Antioch will head out on the road to take on Grayslake North at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Huntley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Rita at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. St. Rita is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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