The Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves will head out on the road to square off against the Evergreen Park Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Thornton Fractional South will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Thornton Fractional South gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Bremen. That's two games straight that Thornton Fractional South has won by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Evergreen Park won against Shepard on Tuesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Evergreen Park had just enough and edged Shepard out 6-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Evergreen Park.
Michael Rodriguez tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Luke Medina and Tyler Kummer did most of the damage at the plate: Medina scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Kummer scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Caleb Keyser, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Thornton Fractional South is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for Evergreen Park, their record is now 24-9.
Thornton Fractional South couldn't quite finish off Evergreen Park when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Thornton Fractional South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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