Baseball Recap: Thornton Fractional South's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

Red Wolves

Previous 5 Games

05/09/25 vs Hammond Bishop Noll	1-4
05/08/25 vs Calumet Christian	7-4
05/06/25 @ Thornton Fractional North	13-0
05/05/25 vs Thornton Fractional North	13-3
05/03/25 vs Joliet Central	2-1

After a string of five wins, Thornton Fractional South's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors.

Benny Gutierrez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.

Thornton Fractional South's loss dropped their record down to 9-18-1. As for Hammond Bishop Noll, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.

Thornton Fractional South will venture away from home to challenge Hillcrest at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Red Wolves are facing the Hawks at the right time seeing as the Hawks are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Hammond Bishop Noll, they will be playing at home against Illiana Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Vikings have averaged an impressive 9.8 runs per game this season.