Thornton is 0-5 against Kankakee since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Thornton Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Kankakee Kays at 4:30 p.m.
Thornton is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Monday. They lost 15-0 to Kankakee.
For Kankakee's part, Kylee Cunningham was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cunningham has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cunningham was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Breanna Lamie, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Kylie Glogowski was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Thornton's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Kankakee, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-8.
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