On Wednesday, the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings came up short against the Oak Forest Bengals and fell 4-1. Homewood-Flossmoor has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Henry Humes was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ricky Hamm was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Oak Forest's side, Andrew Dawson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Oak Forest's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Christian DeGroot, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Homewood-Flossmoor's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Oak Forest, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-4.
Homewood-Flossmoor will stay at home for another game and welcome Morgan Park at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Oak Forest will take on Reavis at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Oak Forest: 2.3, Reavis: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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