The Thornridge Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Simeon Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Thornridge is looking for their season?s first victory.
Thornridge lost 12-1 to Crete-Monee on Thursday.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Simeon had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Whitney Young on Tuesday.
Alfred Alexander put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Alexander was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Alexander wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chris Boykin, who went 2-for-5 with two doubles.
Thornridge's record is now 0-17-1. As for Simeon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-14-1 record this season.
Thornridge suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Simeon in their previous meeting back in June of 2021. Thankfully for Thornridge, Ryan Jones (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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