Softball Preview: Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings vs. Bolingbrook Raiders
Homewood-Flossmoor and Bolingbrook are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Bolingbrook Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Homewood-Flossmoor is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Homewood-Flossmoor gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They blew past Bloom 11-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Homewood-Flossmoor.
Becky Urbaniak made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Urbaniak has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Urbaniak was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kathleen Karner was incredible, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Toni Purchas, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bolingbrook was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They lost 13-3 to Sandburg.
Homewood-Flossmoor is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-13 record this season. As for Bolingbrook, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-17.
Homewood-Flossmoor was able to grind out a solid win over Bolingbrook when the teams last played back in April, winning 13-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homewood-Flossmoor 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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