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| 04/23/25 - Away | 5-2 W |
| 05/02/24 - Away | 3-8 L |
| 04/16/24 - Home | 12-1 W |
| 05/18/23 - Home | 6-1 W |
| 05/02/23 - Away | 12-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lincoln-Way East is 9-1 against Homewood-Flossmoor since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Griffins will welcome the Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Lincoln-Way East's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Homewood-Flossmoor's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lincoln-Way East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Lincoln-Way West, who was ranked 14th at the time (Lincoln-Way East was ranked fourth). The Griffins were the clear victors by a 9-3 margin over the Warriors on Wednesday. Considering the Griffins have won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Homewood-Flossmoor came into Thursday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Providence Catholic by a score of 6-3 on Thursday.
Homewood-Flossmoor saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Thurman, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs Thurman has posted since back in April.
Lincoln-Way East's victory bumped their record up to 22-4. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, their win bumped their record up to 9-13.
Lincoln-Way East was able to grind out a solid victory over Homewood-Flossmoor in their previous matchup back in April, winning 5-2. Do the Griffins have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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