Rich Township blew Kankakee out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Wednesday Kankakee got their revenge. The Raptors fell just short of the Kays by a score of 5-3. The Raptors' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Maurice Pinkney
| 04/21/25 @ Kankakee | 3 |
| 04/23/25 vs Kankakee | 2 |
| 04/16/25 @ Thornridge | 2 |
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Maurice Pinkney was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in hits (zero). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Rich Township's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 4-8 when he doesn't).
Pinkney wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Landon Hughes, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Rich Township's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Kankakee, the win snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 4-11 record.
While Rich Township 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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