Rich Township lost against Crete-Monee last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Rich Township Raptors lost 19-9 to the Crete-Monee Warriors. Rich Township has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Crete-Monee's part, Janelle Simpson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Simpson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Simpson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Skylar Welcome was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Ariana Kovacs was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Rich Township's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-15. As for Crete-Monee, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-12.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Rich Township by a score of 13-3.
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