Crete-Monee waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Rich Township Raptors out 10-8. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Crete-Monee also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
Kyle Richardson and Timothy Gaddis did most of the damage at the plate: Richardson scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3, while Gaddis scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Gaddis has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Deiker Rondon, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Rich Township's side, Landon Hughes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Crete-Monee pushed their record up to 18-9 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Rich Township, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-17-1.
Crete-Monee will be playing at home against Thornridge at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Crete-Monee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Rich Township, they will head out on the road to square off against Homewood-Flossmoor at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Homewood-Flossmoor will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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