Rich Township is 1-9 against Thornwood since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rich Township Raptors will be playing at home against the Thornwood Thunderbirds at 4:30 p.m. Rich Township is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Rich Township will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Thornwood, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Rich Township was the clear victor by a 13-4 margin over Thornwood on Wednesday.
Rich Township got a great performance from Rickie Brown as he struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Brown has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Marvin Tate and Aaron Portillo did most of the damage at the plate: Tate scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Portillo scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Portillo has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gio Rivera, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Rich Township's victory bumped their record up to 7-12-1. As for Thornwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
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