It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lockport had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They never let the Joliet West Tigers onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Lockport as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Not much got past Bridget Faut, who gave up just four hits to keep Joliet West off the board. Faut has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Morgan Spodarek, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Lockport has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season. As for Joliet West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-12.
Lockport will head out on the road to take on Andrew at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Andrew is on a six-game streak of home wins, Lockport a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Joliet West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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