The Lockport Porters will challenge the Barrington Fillies/Broncos at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Lockport is coming into the match hot, having won their last 17 games.
Lockport is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They didn't even let Bradley-Bourbonnais on the board, marking the Porters' second-straight 2-0 shutout. The Porters' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last five contests.
Not much got past Kelcie McGraw, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Bradley-Bourbonnais off the board. McGraw has been consistent: she hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Lockport's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Addison Way, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, Barrington waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Fighting Saints.
Lockport's win was their 16th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 31-9. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Barrington, their win bumped their record up to 34-3-1.
Lockport skirted past Barrington 3-2 when the teams last played back in May. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Porters since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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