Homewood-Flossmoor extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 11-10. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Lincoln-Way Central Knights. If the Vikings were looking for revenge after losing 5-4 to the Knights when the teams met back in May of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Lincoln-Way Central, with the win, they broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 12-11. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since April 13th.
For Lincoln-Way Central's part, the result came thanks to Owen Novak's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. Novak also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Knights are undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-11 otherwise.
At the plate, Lincoln-Way Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Welch, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run. That's the most hits Welch has posted since back in March.
While Homewood-Flossmoor had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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