Blue Island Eisenhower is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Thornton Fractional North a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals will be playing at home against the Thornton Fractional North Meteors at 4:30 p.m. Blue Island Eisenhower has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Wednesday, Blue Island Eisenhower came up short against Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park and fell 16-13. Even if the Cardinals couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Sydney Clark made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that she launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lana Krapf, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Thornton Fractional North's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 14-0 to Tinley Park, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Blue Island Eisenhower's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Thornton Fractional North, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Blue Island Eisenhower might still be hurting after the 15-5 defeat they got from Thornton Fractional North when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Cardinals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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