Baseball Recap: Crete-Monee Extends Winning Streak to Four

Crete-Monee came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over the Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves. That's more bragging rights for the Warriors, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Dylan Dee tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.

Bren Milburn

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/26/25 @ Thornton Fractional South	4
04/24/25 vs Thornton	2
03/22/25 @ Herscher	2
03/18/25 @ Hubbard	2
04/23/25 @ Thornton	1

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bren Milburn, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Keyshon James, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Crete-Monee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Crete-Monee's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-8. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Thornton Fractional South, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last ten games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-14-1 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Crete-Monee will challenge Blue Island Eisenhower at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Thornton Fractional South, they will face off against Oak Forest at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Red Wolves' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bengals have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season.