Baseball Recap: Thornton Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2026, 8:18pm

Baseball Recap: Thornton Wildcats vs. Thornridge Falcons

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

04/30/26 vs Thornridge3-5
04/29/26 @ Thornridge15-5
04/28/26 vs Thornridge18-1
04/25/26 vs Bulls College Prep14-13
04/23/26 vs Crete-Monee0-14

Thornton blew Thornridge out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Thornridge got their revenge. The Wildcats fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 5-3. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Thornton's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Thornridge, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 2-9.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Thornton will face off against rival Rich Township at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Thornridge is set to challenge their familiar foe Kankakee at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

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