Munster has been on the road for seven straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lockport Porters at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Munster: 3.4, Lockport: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Munster is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: New Palestine, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Munster was ranked 21st). Munster took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Palestine on Saturday. The match marked the first time this season in which Munster was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Lockport came tearing into Saturday's matchup with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Foxes 5-3.
The team relied heavily on Rheanna Slavicek, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Mikayla Cvitanovich was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Munster's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Lockport, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
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