After flying high against Muchin College Prep on Wednesday, Chicago Washington came back down to earth. The Chicago Washington Patriots' rough 17-2 loss to the Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves on Thursday might stick with them for a while. Chicago Washington has not had much luck with Thornton Fractional South recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Thornton Fractional South's part, Jaila Martinez was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Morgan Kleidon, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Yulissa Macudzinski was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Having lost for the first time this season, Chicago Washington fell to 2-1. As for Thornton Fractional South, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-2.
Chicago Washington will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Brooks at 4:30 p.m. on April 5th. As for Thornton Fractional South, they will head out on the road to face off against Reavis at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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