Thornridge is on a ten-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Hillcrest a nine-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Thornridge Falcons will take on the Hillcrest Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Thornridge's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Kankakee on Wednesday. They lost 12-0 to the Kays.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest might've scored the first runs on Thursday, but it was Richards who claimed the real prize. Hillcrest lost 15-3 to Richards.
Daquan Dennis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Thornridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Hillcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
Thornridge might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Hillcrest in their previous meeting back in May of 2017. Thankfully for Thornridge, Dylan West (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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