
Indians
04/05/25 @ Lockport | 8-3 |
04/03/25 vs Lincoln-Way Central | 11-0 |
03/27/25 @ Batavia | 8-5 |
03/25/25 vs Morris | 2-1 |
03/21/25 @ Coal City | 12-1 |
+ 2 more games |
Minooka put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Lockport Porters. That's more bragging rights for the Indians, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
CJ Deckinga made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Deckinga was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brayden Zilis, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. Jason Duy was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Minooka pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average this season. As for Lockport, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2.
Minooka and Lockport should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Indians (ranked third) will meet Romeoville (ranked 52nd) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Lockport will take on Homewood-Flossmoor at 4:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (25 vs. 159).
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