Lincoln-Way West is 2-8 against Lockport since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lincoln-Way West Warriors will stay at home for another game and welcome the Lockport Porters at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Monday, Lincoln-Way West sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Stagg. That's two games straight that Lincoln-Way West has won by just one run.
Lucas Acevedo was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Conor Essenburg, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lockport entered their tilt with Bolingbrook with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They beat the Raiders on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-5.
Lincoln-Way West pushed their record up to 13-0 with that victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lockport, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season.
Lincoln-Way West came up short against Lockport in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 13-8. Can Lincoln-Way West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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