Softball Preview: Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves vs. Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings
The Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Thornton Fractional South will be strutting in after a win while Homewood-Flossmoor will be coming in after a defeat.
Thornton Fractional South is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Thornton Fractional North 22-13. The high-scoring effort was just what Thornton Fractional South needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Jaila Martinez and Isabella Sphere were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Martinez tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Sphere struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up four earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. At the plate, Martinez scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Sphere went 1-for-6 with four RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Yulissa Macudzinski was a standout: she went 5-for-5 with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Rebekah Whitfield was another key contributor, scoring five runs and stealing a base while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Homewood-Flossmoor was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 12-1 loss at the hands of Lincoln-Way East.
Homewood-Flossmoor saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ana Weber, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Thornton Fractional South's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-8.
Thornton Fractional South skirted past Homewood-Flossmoor 4-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thornton Fractional South since the squad 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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