After two games on the road, Antioch is heading back home. They will take on the Grayslake Central Rams at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Antioch will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Antioch is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Kenosha Bradford 11-1. Considering Antioch has won four contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Antioch got a great performance from Chris Cook as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Cook has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Zach Rubin was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cameron Speich, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Grayslake Central's offense. Their tough 6-0 defeat to Antioch on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. The game marked the first time this year in which Grayslake Central was not able to get on the board.
Jadon Dumas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits.
At the plate, Grayslake Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Rand, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The victory got Antioch back to even at 6-6. As for Grayslake Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-4.
Antioch took their win against Grayslake Central in their previous matchup on Wednesday by a conclusive 6-0. Does Antioch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grayslake Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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