The Simeon Wolverines will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Thornridge Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Simeon had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Whitney Young.
Alfred Alexander was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Alexander was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Alexander wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chris Boykin, who went 2-for-5 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, Thornridge is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 12-1 to Crete-Monee on Thursday.
Simeon dropped their record down to 11-14-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Thornridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17-1.
Simeon took their victory against Thornridge in their previous matchup back in June of 2021 by a conclusive 11-0. Will Simeon repeat their success, or does Thornridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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