If Rich Township was riding high off their 13-4 takedown of Thornwood last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rich Township Raptors took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thornwood Thunderbirds on Thursday. Rich Township was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Thornwood apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played.
Branden Bankhead made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Rich Township's loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-13-1. As for Thornwood, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8-1.
Rich Township will be playing at home against Thornton Fractional South at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rich Township has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Thornwood, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Thornton at 11:00 a.m. Thornton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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