On Tuesday, Lockport faced Lincoln-Way East in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lockport Porters had just enough and edged the Lincoln-Way East Griffins out 4-2. Winning may never get old, but Lockport sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Kelcie McGraw made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. McGraw has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. McGraw was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
McGraw wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Spodarek, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Lockport has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Lincoln-Way East, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-9.
Lockport will play host again on Thursday to welcome Bolingbrook, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Lockport is facing Bolingbrook at the right time seeing as Bolingbrook is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Lincoln-Way East, they will be playing at home against Riverside-Brookfield at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Riverside-Brookfield's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Lincoln-Way East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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