Softball Preview: Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings vs. Bolingbrook Raiders
Homewood-Flossmoor and Bolingbrook are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will take on the Bolingbrook Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Homewood-Flossmoor and five for Bolingbrook.
Last Saturday, Homewood-Flossmoor fell victim to a rough 13-6 loss at the hands of Glenbard West.
Homewood-Flossmoor got a good showing from Kaylee Vitolka, who tossed three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Amani Johnson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Penny Quirke, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Bolingbrook suffered a tough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Lemont on Saturday.
Bolingbrook saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carly Schopp, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Homewood-Flossmoor's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Bolingbrook, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Bolingbrook's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Homewood-Flossmoor has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Bolingbrook, though, as they've been averaging 9. Given Homewood-Flossmoor's sizable advantage in that area, Bolingbrook will need to find a way to close that gap.
Homewood-Flossmoor took their victory against Bolingbrook in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Will Homewood-Flossmoor repeat their success, or does Bolingbrook have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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