Andrew freshman Kayla Plastiak blasted a two-run home run homer to give the Thunderbolts a little breathing room en route to their 7-3 victory over Neuqua Valley in Friday's Providence Softball Tournament quarterfinal.
After surviving a one-run first inning, Andrew pitcher Hannah Theilmann went on to shut down Lincoln-Way Central 6-1 behind a strong Thunderbolt defensive performance on Thursday afternoon.
A day after suffering its first loss of the season, Lockport took its frustrations out on Lincoln-Way West as Dan Oldendorf scored five times and seven other Porters scored in a 16-5 SouthWest Suburban crossover victory.
Plainfield East senior Lakshmi Tatineni won all seven of her matches at the Joliet Central Birds of Steel Tournament on Saturday to capture the No. 1 singles crown for the third consecutive year.