Baseball Game Preview: Rich Township Raptors vs. Kankakee Kays

For the second straight game, Rich Township will face off against Kankakee. The Raptors will be playing at home against the Kays at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rich Township has three straight wins, Kankakee has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Rich Township will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Kankakee, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Raptors put the hurt on the Kays with a sharp 18-6 victory on Monday. Considering the Raptors have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Landon Hughes

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/21/25 @ Kankakee	9
03/25/25 @ Bremen	7
04/12/25 vs Ogden International	5
04/08/25 vs Bloom	2
04/30/24 vs Thornton	2

Landon Hughes tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brandon Bankhead, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Rich Township is undefeated when Bankhead posts two or more stolen bases, but 3-8 otherwise.

Rich Township always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Kankakee's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Rich Township, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.

Kankakee's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Rich Township has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .439. It's a different story for Kankakee, though, as they've only averaged .345. Will they be able to contain Rich Township's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.