Crete-Monee put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Kankakee Kays as the Crete-Monee Warriors made off with a 20-2 win. This was a revenge game for Crete-Monee, as the team was forced to settle for a 10-9 defeat when these two played on Saturday.
Deiker Rondon made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Rondon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bren Milburn, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Kyle Richardson, who scored three runs while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
On Kankakee's side, Trey Blanchette was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Xander McPhail, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Kankakee didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crete-Monee only tossed three.
Crete-Monee now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Kankakee, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Crete-Monee will be playing at home against Bloom at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Crete-Monee is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season. As for Kankakee, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Thornwood at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Kankakee has given up an average of 6.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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