Baseball Preview: Thornwood Thunderbirds vs. Kankakee Kays
Thornwood has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Kankakee Kays at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Thornwood hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Thornwood fell victim to Kankakee and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kays. The game marked that first time this season in which Thornwood was not able to get on the board.
For Kankakee's part, the result came thanks to Clay Gadbois's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up 17 Ks. Gadbois has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kankakee's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was TJ Prude, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Prude has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Thornwood's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Kankakee, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season.
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