Baseball Recap: Kankakee Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

Kankakee's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They came out on top against the Thornton Wildcats by a score of 10-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-scoring effort was just what the Kays needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.

Mike Prudejr

Runs

05/18/26 @ Thornton	2
05/04/26 vs Thornridge	2
04/17/26 vs Grant Park	2
05/11/26 vs Clifton Central	1
05/06/26 @ Thornridge	1
+ 6 more games

The team relied heavily on Mike Prudejr, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Kankakee's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 6-21 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Arbour, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.

With the victory, Kankakee broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-22. As for Thornton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season.

Kankakee will have a chance to go back-to-back against Thornton: the pair will be back at it again later today.