Thornwood is 1-8 against Crete-Monee since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Thornwood Thunderbirds will head out on the road to challenge the Crete-Monee Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Thornwood will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Thornwood will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Crete-Monee, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Thornwood had just enough and edged Crete-Monee out 9-8.
For Crete-Monee's part, Skylar Welcome put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Welcome was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Taleeana Ramirez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Carli Sawallisch, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
Thornwood's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Crete-Monee, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
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