The Thornwood Thunderbirds will head out on the road to take on the Kankakee Kays at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Thornwood suffered a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of Sandburg. Thornwood has struggled against Sandburg recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Kankakee unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. Their rough 20-2 defeat to Crete-Monee might stick with them for a while.
Trey Blanchette made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Xander McPhail, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Kankakee didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crete-Monee only tossed three.
Thornwood's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Kankakee, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Everything went Thornwood's way against Kankakee in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Thornwood made off with a 9-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thornwood since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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