The Crete-Monee Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crete-Monee has three straight victories, Thornton Fractional South has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Crete-Monee is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Thornton with a sharp 21-0 win on Thursday. Considering the Warriors have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Tyler Burnett looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
Bren Milburn
| 04/24/25 vs Thornton | 3 |
| 04/23/25 @ Thornton | 3 |
| 04/04/25 vs Beecher | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Kankakee | 2 |
| 03/29/25 @ Joliet Central | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
At the plate, Crete-Monee let Bren Milburn and Anthony Monegan run wild. Milburn went 2-for-3 with six stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Monegan went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI. Milburn has become a key player for Crete-Monee: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Dee, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Crete-Monee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .611. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Thornton Fractional South came up short against Oak Lawn on Thursday, falling 17-3.
Thornton Fractional South's loss dropped their record down to 4-13-1. As for Crete-Monee, their record is now 10-8.
Crete-Monee was able to grind out a solid victory over Thornton Fractional South when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors 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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