Bloom had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 9-14 to make it four. They came up short against the Kankakee Kays, falling 24-17. Surprisingly, this marked the third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Maleah Cluke stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she went 4-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Sandy Munoz, who went 4-for-6 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.
As for Kankakee, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 11.8 runs.
On Kankakee's side, Mikaylah Santoyo was incredible, getting on base in all six of her plate appearances with six runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those four RBI gave Santoyo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillian Landis, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Coming up, Bloom will face off against Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Ravens have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.5 runs per game on average), something the Blazing Trojan will no doubt try to take advantage of. Kankakee has already played their next matchup (against Bishop McNamara), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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