Softball Preview: Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings vs. Lincoln-Way East Griffins
Homewood-Flossmoor is 0-10 against Lincoln-Way East since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Lincoln-Way East Griffins at 4:30 p.m. Homewood-Flossmoor is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Homewood-Flossmoor's hitters rose to the challenge against a Titans pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.89 points allowed on Saturday. Homewood-Flossmoor put the hurt on Tinley Park with a sharp 11-5 win. The victory was just what Homewood-Flossmoor needed coming off of a 14-4 loss in their prior match.
Kathleen Karner was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Elodie Sullivan, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Lincoln-Way East and Huntley in their second game on Saturday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Lincoln-Way East fell victim to a rough 17-5 defeat at the hands of Huntley.
Homewood-Flossmoor's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Lincoln-Way East, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Homewood-Flossmoor came up short against Lincoln-Way East in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-1. Can Homewood-Flossmoor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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