The Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers will head out on the road to square off against the Manteno Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bradley-Bourbonnais' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Manteno's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Manteno will be up against a hot Bradley-Bourbonnais squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Boilermakers never let Andrew get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Wednesday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Lydia Hammond
| 05/14/25 vs Andrew | 0 |
| 05/12/25 @ Homewood-Flossmoor | 2 |
| 05/09/25 vs Lincoln-Way West | 1 |
| 05/08/25 vs Bishop McNamara | 1 |
| 05/05/25 @ Lockport | 2 |
Not much got past Lydia Hammond, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Andrew off the board. Hammond has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Bradley-Bourbonnais saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Suttyn Hop, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Manteno got the win against Coal City on Tuesday by a conclusive 11-0. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 12 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Manteno is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, their record is now 17-10.
Bradley-Bourbonnais couldn't quite finish off Manteno in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 and fell 9-7. Can the Boilermakers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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