Rich Township won the last time they faced Thornton, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Rich Township Raptors were the clear victor by a 21-5 margin over the Thornton Wildcats. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rich Township.
Tommie Wright made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Wright has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wright was also big at the plate, scoring two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Librian Poole, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Marvin Tate, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Like Rich Township, Thornton also got a great game from a two-way player: Rashaad Battie. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Battie was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Antoine Bishop was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing seven bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Rich Township's victory bumped their record up to 9-14-1. As for Thornton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season.
Rich Township will have a chance to go back-to-back against Thornton: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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