Homewood-Flossmoor is 6-0 against Bradley-Bourbonnais since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will be staying on the road to face off against the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers at 4:30 p.m. Homewood-Flossmoor is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Homewood-Flossmoor beat Hortonville 4-1.
Trent Rosebourgh tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Antonio Brown relieved him and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Demir Heidelberg, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Bradley-Bourbonnais had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Sandburg on Monday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Bradley-Bourbonnais in their matchups with Sandburg: they've now lost four in a row.
Bradley-Bourbonnais also got a good showing from Tyler Snoreck, who pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Snoreck has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Thomas Offill was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Tyler Wilson, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Homewood-Flossmoor's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Homewood-Flossmoor hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Bradley-Bourbonnais struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Homewood-Flossmoor skirted past Bradley-Bourbonnais 1-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homewood-Flossmoor since the squad 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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