Thornwood extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 11-10 in the process. They lost 14-4 to the Crete-Monee Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, with their most recent loss being a 9-5 defeat on Wednesday.
Kordae Montgomery made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Daniel Diaz was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
As for Crete-Monee, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 11.6 runs.
On Crete-Monee's side, Dylan Dee tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over six innings pitched. What's more, Dee posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Bren Milburn was incredible, going 3-for-5 with six stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Crete-Monee is 10-1 when Milburn posts two or more runs, but 5-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Timothy Gaddis, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Thornwood will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bloom at 4:30 p.m. on the 19th. As for Crete-Monee, they will take on Argo at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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