Baseball Recap: Rich Township Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Raptors

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 vs Thornridge	18
05/08/25 @ Thornton	14
05/07/25 vs Thornton	14
04/24/25 @ Kankakee	13
04/17/25 vs Thornridge	13

Rich Township extended their winning streak to three on Thursday, bumping their season record up to 11-12 in the process. They blew past the Thornton Wildcats 18-4. The result was nothing new for the Raptors, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Jesiah Dawson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Rich Township is 5-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-10 otherwise. Dawson was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.

In other batting news, Gio Rivera was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

Rich Township kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

As for Thornton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-11-1. That's two games in a row now that they have lost by exactly 14 runs.

On Thornton's side, Jovontae Wade and Antoine Bishop stepped up to the plate in a big way. Wade earned two RBI, one run, and three stolen bases, while Bishop got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rich Township will welcome Crete-Monee at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Thornton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Corliss at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.