Kankakee won against Crete-Monee last Friday with 19 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. Everything went the Kays' way against the Thornwood Thunderbirds as they made off with a 19-9 victory. Considering the Kays have won five matches by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Calleigh Moody
| 04/14/25 vs Thornwood | 3 |
| 04/11/25 @ Crete-Monee | 2 |
| 03/29/25 @ Pekin | 1 |
| 03/26/25 @ Coal City | 1 |
Calleigh Moody was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Kylie Glogowski was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four runs, two doubles, and one triple.
Moody wasn't the only one making solid contact: Kankakee kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for the Kays: they were averaging 3.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 8.8.
The win was the third in a row for Kankakee, bringing their record up to 5-6. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Thornwood, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-3.
Looking ahead, Kankakee will host Joliet Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Kays are on a three-game streak of home wins, the Hilltoppers a three-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind. Thornwood will be paying especially close attention to Kankakee's game: after Kankakee faces off against Joliet Catholic, they'll take on Thornwood again at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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