Crete-Monee came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Thornwood Thunderbirds and snuck past 8-6. That's more bragging rights for Crete-Monee, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Timothy Gaddis made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gaddis has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gaddis was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bren Milburn, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Samuel McCandless, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Crete-Monee is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Thornwood, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-11-1.
Crete-Monee will head out on the road to take on Evergreen Park at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Evergreen Park is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Crete-Monee a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Thornwood, they will head out on the road to challenge Thornridge at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Thornwood is facing Thornridge at the right time seeing as Thornridge is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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