The Antioch Sequoits will head out to challenge the Fenwick Friars at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fenwick took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Antioch, who comes in off a win.
Antioch proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 16) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Grayslake North 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Sequoits have posted against the Knights since April 26, 2022.
Meanwhile, Fenwick didn't have quite enough to beat Oak Park-River Forest on Thursday and fell 12-10. The Friars haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Bella Bigham made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Kailey Janda also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Antioch is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 20-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Fenwick, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
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