Baseball Game Preview: Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves vs. Thornton Fractional North Meteors

For the second straight game, Thornton Fractional South will face off against Thornton Fractional North. The Red Wolves will take on the Meteors at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Thornton Fractional South has three straight victories, Thornton Fractional North has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Thornton Fractional South had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Thornton Fractional North on Monday. The Red Wolves were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Meteors. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Wolves considering their two-run performance the game before.

Abe Serna was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those runs marked the first that he has scored this season.

Kyle Smith

Base on Balls Against

05/05/25 vs Thornton Fractional North	2
05/02/25 @ Whiting	0
04/29/25 vs Oak Forest	1
04/24/25 @ Oak Lawn	1

In other pitching news, Kyle Smith looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Thornton Fractional South got a massive performance out of Chris Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two hits gave Rodriguez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Barrett, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Thornton Fractional South was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Thornton Fractional South's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-11-1 and their overall record up to 7-17-1. As for Thornton Fractional North, their loss dropped their record down to 4-17.