Baseball Recap: Lincoln-Way West Warriors vs. Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings
Lincoln-Way West stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings 12-2. Lincoln-Way West's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Colin McCarty tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Lincoln-Way West got a massive performance out of Danny Hodel, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Conor Essenburg, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
On Homewood-Flossmoor's side, Cameron Williams was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run. Demir Heidelberg was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Lincoln-Way West pushed their record up to 18-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season.
Lincoln-Way West will challenge Downers Grove North at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Oak Forest at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Oak Forest's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Homewood-Flossmoor's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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