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Crete-Monee lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Rich Township, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Wednesday's match. The Warriors put the hurt on the Raptors with a sharp 11-3 victory on Wednesday. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Bren Milburn made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, earning two runs and four stolen bases. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
In other batting news, Timothy Gaddis and Anthony Monegan did most of the damage at the plate: Gaddis went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Monegan got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Gaddis has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Jemilo, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Crete-Monee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rich Township only posted a batting average of .231.
Crete-Monee pushed their record up to 17-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Rich Township, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 12-13 record.
Crete-Monee will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Raptors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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