History was on the line for both Lockport and Benet in Friday night’s Class 4A state semifinal at CEFCU Arena.

Lockport was making its second consecutive state semifinal appearance, but a victory would send the Porters to the state championship for the first time since 1993.

Benet has won five state titles since 2011, but none since 2019 and has finished runner-up three years running, losing twice to Mother McAuley before being bested by Marist last year.

Ultimately, it was Benet who earned the right to see if the fourth time’s the charm.

After a doozy of a battle in the first set that went the Redwings’ way, they maintained a steady control in the second set to pick up the a 25-23, 25-16.

Benet advances to play Marist, a winner over Fremd Friday, in Saturday night’s championship

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