After flying high against Bremen on Friday, Arthur-Okaw Christian came back down to earth. The Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders wound up on the wrong side of a tough 17-4 walloping at the hands of the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings on Saturday.
Elsie Beever made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with two runs and a triple.
On Homewood-Flossmoor's side, Kaylee Vitolka was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Vitolka was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rachel Griggs, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Kathleen Karner was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with four runs and a triple.
Arthur-Okaw Christian dropped their record down to 1-3 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Arthur-Okaw Christian is on the road again on Saturday to play Pekin at 1:30 p.m. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Bradley-Bourbonnais at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Bradley-Bourbonnais' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Homewood-Flossmoor's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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