Wednesday just wasn't the day for Thornwood's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kankakee Kays on Wednesday. The contest marked that first time this year in which Thornwood was not able to get on the board.
For Kankakee's part, Clay Gadbois spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up 17 Ks. Gadbois has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kankakee's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was TJ Prude, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Prude has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Thornwood's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Kankakee, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
While Thornwood had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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