For the second straight game, Thornwood will face off against Bloom. The Thunderbirds will welcome the Blazing Trojan at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Thornwood has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Thornwood is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Bloom just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 12-2 to the Blazing Trojan.
Ashley Phillips
| 05/21/25 @ Bloom | 2 |
| 05/15/25 @ Thornridge | 4 |
| 05/14/25 vs Thornridge | 1 |
| 05/12/25 @ Thornridge | 3 |
| 05/08/25 vs Crete-Monee | 3 |
Thornwood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashley Phillips, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. Phillips has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.
Bloom has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Thornwood, their loss dropped their record down to 18-7.
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