Raptors
| 04/14/25 vs Thornridge | 18 |
| 04/17/25 vs Thornridge | 13 |
| 04/21/25 @ Kankakee | 12 |
| 04/16/25 @ Thornridge | 10 |
| 04/05/25 @ Blue Island Eisenhower | 7 |
Rich Township hadn't done well against Kankakee recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Raptors blew past the Kays 18-6. Considering the Raptors have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Rich Township got a great performance from Landon Hughes as he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Hughes a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Brandon Bankhead was incredible, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Rich Township is 4-1 when Bankhead posts two or more runs, but 2-7 otherwise.
Rich Township always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Rich Township has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Kankakee, they dropped their record down to 3-11 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Rich Township will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Kays: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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