Baseball Preview: Rich Township Raptors vs. Thornridge Falcons
Rich Township is 8-0 against Thornridge since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Rich Township Raptors will head out on the road to take on the Thornridge Falcons at 4:30 p.m. Rich Township has given up an average of 6.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
On Wednesday, while Rich Township put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Thornridge. Rich Township was the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over Thornridge. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rich Township.
Jesiah Dawson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Dawson was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Portillo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Juan Alvarez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Rich Township has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6-1 record this season. As for Thornridge, their defeat was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
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