Thornridge extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping them down to 2-14. They lost 19-3 to the Thornwood Thunderbirds. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Thunderbirds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-0 on Monday.
As for Thornwood, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-13-1. Considering they have won eight matchups by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
For Thornwood's part, Jonathan Charles was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave Charles a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Thornwood's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-0-1 (and 6-13 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Jyelle Amos was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with six stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Antione Bishop, who went 1-for-3 with six stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
While Thornridge had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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