Antioch entered their tilt with Grayslake Central with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Grayslake Central Rams onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Antioch, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Jack Olson, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Grayslake Central off the board. Olson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Antioch saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Rubin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Antioch pushed their record up to 7-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Grayslake Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-5.
Antioch will head out on the road to challenge Stevenson at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Stevenson is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Grayslake Central, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Marian Central Catholic at 2:30 p.m. Grayslake Central is facing Marian Central Catholic at the right time seeing as Marian Central Catholic is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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