Baseball Game Preview: Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves vs. Lindblom Eagles

The Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Lindblom Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Thornton Fractional South has three straight wins, Lindblom has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Thornton Fractional South gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victors by an 11-2 margin over Blue Island Eisenhower.

Blake Sims

Stolen Base (Career)

05/15/25 @ Blue Island Eisenhower	3
05/13/25 vs Hillcrest	2
05/12/25 @ Hillcrest	2
05/09/25 vs Hammond Bishop Noll	1
05/08/25 vs Calumet Christian	1

Blake Sims was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Marnell, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double.

Meanwhile, Lindblom came up short against Kennedy on Saturday, falling 11-4.

Lindblom saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Terrance Washington, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Another was Jordan Terrell, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI.

Thornton Fractional South's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-18-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Lindblom, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.