Softball Preview: Lockport Porters vs. Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings
Lockport is 10-0 against Homewood-Flossmoor since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lockport Porters will head out on the road to take on the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings at 4:30 p.m. The last five games Lockport has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Monday, Lockport had just enough and edged St. Laurence out 4-2. That's two games straight that Lockport has won by exactly two runs.
Lockport's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ava Kaspar, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Kaspar has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Homewood-Flossmoor has not done well against Lincoln-Way East recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Homewood-Flossmoor walked away with an 8-3 win over Lincoln-Way East.
Kaylee Vitolka spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on eight hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Becky Urbaniak, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Skylar Skinner was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Lockport is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, their victory bumped their record up to 10-12.
Homewood-Flossmoor's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Lockport has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Homewood-Flossmoor, though, as they've been averaging only 4. Will Lockport keep running through batters, or will Homewood-Flossmoor buck the trend?
Everything went Lockport's way against Homewood-Flossmoor in their previous matchup back in April as Lockport made off with an 11-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lockport since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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