Lockport is 7-1 against Minooka since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Lockport Porters will head out on the road to square off against the Minooka Indians at 9:00 a.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lockport sitting on eight straight wins and Minooka on five.
Lockport will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run they dealt Homewood-Flossmoor on Tuesday. Lockport blew past Homewood-Flossmoor 9-3.
Kelcie McGraw was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). McGraw was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, Giuliana Giordano was a standout: she scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Morgan Spodarek was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Minooka gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Plainfield East as Minooka made off with a 10-2 win.
Marina Hristov spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on nine hits.
At the plate, Jaelle Hamilton was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gracie Anderson, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Lockport has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Minooka, they pushed their record up to 24-2-1 with that victory, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Lockport hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Minooka struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Lockport's way against Minooka when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Lockport made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lockport since the squad 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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