After three games on the road, Crete-Monee is heading back home. They will take on the Bloom Blazing Trojan at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Crete-Monee scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Thornton a 22-0 shutout. Considering Crete-Monee has won five games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Ryne Bartling was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bartling was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bren Milburn was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Samuel McCandless was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bloom made easy work of Thornridge on Monday and carried off a 15-6 victory.
Crete-Monee's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Bloom, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4-1 record this season.
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