Baseball Preview: Thornton Wildcats vs. Gary West Side Cougars
The Thornton Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Gary West Side Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Gary West Side took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Thornton, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, everything went Thornton's way against Butler as Thornton made off with a 16-1 win.
The team relied heavily on Frederick Douglass, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Julio Salazar, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gary West Side was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 20th straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-2 walloping at the hands of River Forest.
Thornton now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Gary West Side, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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