Softball Game Preview: Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings vs. Sandburg Eagles

The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will head out to take on the Sandburg Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Homewood-Flossmoor is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.

Lincoln-Way West hit Homewood-Flossmoor with a six-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Vikings came up short against the Warriors, falling 12-2. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly ten runs.

Elodie Sullivan made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run.

Beecher hit Sandburg with a four-run first inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles fell 9-5 to the Bobcats. The Eagles have struggled against the Bobcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Sandburg's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.

Homewood-Flossmoor came out on top in a nail-biter against Sandburg in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.