Baseball Preview: Thornridge Falcons vs. Crete-Monee Warriors
Thornridge is 0-7 against Crete-Monee since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Thornridge Falcons will be playing at home against the Crete-Monee Warriors at 4:30 p.m.
While Thornridge is heading in to the matchup without a win, things might be looking up considering their last contest was the closest they've come to getting one. They fell just short of Thornwood by a score of 11-9 on Monday.
Meanwhile, Crete-Monee had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Raptors out 10-8.
Crete-Monee let Kyle Richardson and Timothy Gaddis loose on the outfield. Richardson scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3, while Gaddis scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Gaddis is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Deiker Rondon, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Thornridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14-1. As for Crete-Monee, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-9.
Thornridge might still be hurting after the 17-5 loss they got from Crete-Monee when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Thornridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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