Whether it was in Belvidere or Sycamore, freshman Kairi Lantz was coming up with big hits for the Spartans in a 9-1 win over Kaneland in a game played both in Belvidere and Sycamore.

Rain and lightning became much more widespread than predicted, and the Knights and Spartans could play just half an inning. The game will be continued from the bottom of the first at 4:30 p.m. Thursday back at Belvidere North.

Here are five things to know about Sycamore (27-10), Kaneland (17-16) and the rivalry heading into their Class 3A Belvidere North Sectional semifinal.

Kaneland got its first hit and run in the top of the seventh inning against Harvard’s Tallulah Eichholz, and Knights pitcher Brynn Woods escaped trouble in the bottom half as the Knights held on to beat the Hornets 1-0 in the Class 3A Burlington Central Regional final.

For three-plus innings, Friday’s Class 3A Sycamore Regional championship was shaping up to be a pitchers’ duel. Then Kairi Lantz blasted a two-run home run to left, kicking off an eight-run fourth and breaking open a tie game in Sycamore’s 13-3 win.

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The Sycamore and Freeport softball teams met on the diamond Friday to decide the champion in the Class 3A Sycamore regional.

The DeKalb softball team finished two outs away from knocking off No. 3 Auburn in a Class 4A DeKalb Regional semifinal on Wednesday, but two errors in the seventh inning led to the Knights scratching out a 3-2 win.

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DeKalb softball met Auburn in a Class 4A regional game Wednesday afternoon at DeKalb High School.

Brooklynn Snodgrass launched a three-run, two-out homer in the bottom of the fourth that secured the Spartans’ 16-0 run-rule win over Dixon in a Class 3A Sycamore Regional semifinal.