Crete-Monee is 4-0 against Thornridge since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Crete-Monee Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Thornridge Falcons at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crete-Monee has four straight wins, Thornridge has 31 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Crete-Monee can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They blew past Rich Township 13-3. That's two games straight that Crete-Monee has won by exactly ten runs.
Janelle Simpson was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Simpson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Simpson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Taleeana Ramirez and Skylar Welcome did most of the damage at the plate: Ramirez scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Welcome scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Ramirez hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Raechel Lindsay, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Thornridge lost 17-1 to Thornwood on Wednesday.
Crete-Monee is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for Thornridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
Everything went Crete-Monee's way against Thornridge when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Crete-Monee made off with an 18-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crete-Monee since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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