Baseball Recap: Thornton Fractional South Extends Winning Streak to Three

Thornton Fractional South had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals 11-2. The Red Wolves have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cardinals, too.

Blake Sims

Stolen Base (Career)

05/15/25 @ Blue Island Eisenhower	3
05/13/25 vs Hillcrest	2
05/12/25 @ Hillcrest	2
05/09/25 vs Hammond Bishop Noll	1
05/08/25 vs Calumet Christian	1

Thornton Fractional South got a massive performance out of Blake Sims, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Sims a new career-high. Ryan Marnell was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double.

Thornton Fractional South always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Blue Island Eisenhower only posted an OBP of .310.

Thornton Fractional South pushed their record up to 12-18-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Blue Island Eisenhower, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-19.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Thornton Fractional South will head out to challenge Lindblom at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Red Wolves are facing the Eagles at the right time seeing as the Eagles are stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Blue Island Eisenhower, they will head out on the road to take on Chicago Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.