Baseball Recap: Thornwood Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Thornwood extended their winning streak to three on Thursday, bumping their season record up to 7-4 in the process. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Kankakee Kays. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 5-4 victory on Wednesday.

Emmanuel Pozo

Hits (Career)

04/17/25 @ Kankakee	4
04/14/25 @ Kankakee	2
04/12/25 @ Evergreen Park	2
04/10/25 @ Thornton	2
04/03/25 vs Hillcrest	2

Emmanuel Pozo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Derrion Howard, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Thornwood's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Amira Hondras, who earned one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.

Thornwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kankakee only posted a batting average of .250.

As for Kankakee, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season. They just can't catch a break and have now endured five defeats in a row.

On Kankakee's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Deany, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. Jay'Den Jones also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Thornwood will host Bremen at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Thunderbirds will need to watch out since the Braves have now posted at least ten runs in their last three contests. As for Kankakee, they will welcome Rich Township at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Kays' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raptors have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season.