Raptors
| 04/14/25 vs Thornridge | 18 |
| 05/07/25 vs Thornton | 14 |
| 04/24/25 @ Kankakee | 13 |
| 04/17/25 vs Thornridge | 13 |
| 04/21/25 @ Kankakee | 12 |
Rich Township won the last time they faced Thornton and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Raptors blew past the Wildcats 15-1. The result was nothing new for the Raptors, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Maurice Pinkney made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Rich Township: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-11 otherwise.
In other batting news, Jordan Berry and Brandon Bankhead did most of the damage at the plate: Berry went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base, while Bankhead went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and three runs. Rich Township is 6-1 when Bankhead posts two or more runs, but 4-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Gio Rivera, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Rich Township always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Thornton only posted an OBP of .235.
Rich Township has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Thornton, they now have a losing record of 9-10-1.
Rich Township will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Wildcats: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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