While Lincoln-Way Central's win against Bradley-Bourbonnais wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Knights narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Boilermakers 3-1. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Boilermakers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
The team relied heavily on Kayla Doerre, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two RBI, and one double.
Lincoln-Way Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Knights
05/16/25 vs Bradley-Bourbonnais | 3-1 |
05/13/25 vs Beecher | 10-0 |
05/09/25 vs Homewood-Flossmoor | 9-0 |
05/06/25 vs Stagg | 10-0 |
05/01/25 vs Lockport | 8-2 |
+ 13 more games |
Lincoln-Way Central's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, they moved to 18-11 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Coming up, Lincoln-Way Central is taking a road trip to challenge Downers Grove South at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Lincoln-Way East at 4:30 p.m. The Griffins will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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