Softball Recap: Crete-Monee Has No Trouble Against Rich Township

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

05/12/25 @ Rich Township	18
05/14/25 vs Rich Township	17
04/23/25 @ Thornton	16
05/15/25 @ Rich Township	15
05/08/25 @ Thornwood	13

Crete-Monee won the last time they faced Rich Township and things went their way on Thursday too. The Warriors were the clear victors by a 20-5 margin over the Raptors. Considering the Warriors have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Crete-Monee got a massive performance out of Ariana Kovacs, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Raechel Lindsay was another key player, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.

Crete-Monee always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .756. Their OBP was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .571 that Rich Township posted.

Crete-Monee has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-14 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games. As for Rich Township, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-16.

Coming up, Crete-Monee will be playing at home against Thornridge at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Falcons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 18.33 runs per game on average), something the Warriors will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Rich Township, they will face off against Kankakee at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Raptors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Kays have averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season.