Antioch proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by nine) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Zion-Benton Zee-Bees a 1-0 shutout. The win continues a trend for the Sequoits in their matchups with the Zee-Bees: they've now won eight in a row.
Ben Clausen
| 04/03/25 @ Zion-Benton | 8 |
| 05/15/24 @ Round Lake | 7 |
| 03/18/25 vs Marengo | 4 |
| 04/27/24 @ Waterford | 4 |
| 04/18/24 @ Kenosha Bradford | 1 |
Ben Clausen tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Antioch saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Speich, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Another was Jackson Mozina, who got no hits from his two at bats.
Antioch pushed their record up to 5-3-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Zion-Benton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Looking ahead, Antioch will be playing at home against Deerfield at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Zion-Benton, they will challenge Wilmot at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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