Rich Township lost against Thornwood back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Raptors fell just short of the Thunderbirds by a score of 11-10. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Landon Hughes was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
Khyre Burnette
| 04/12/25 vs Ogden International | 4 |
| 04/21/25 @ Kankakee | 3 |
| 04/16/25 @ Thornridge | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Thornridge | 3 |
| 04/28/25 @ Thornwood | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
On the hitting side, Rich Township saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Khyre Burnette, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Burnette is becoming a predictor of the Raptors' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-2 (and 2-9 when he doesn't).
Rich Township's record now sits at 7-11. As for Thornwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
While Rich Township had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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