The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will square off against the Providence Catholic Celtics at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Homewood-Flossmoor has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Providence Catholic will arrive with three straight victories.
Bradley-Bourbonnais hit Homewood-Flossmoor with a eight-run fourth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Vikings lost 13-2 to the Boilermakers.
Homewood-Flossmoor saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skylar Skinner, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Providence Catholic gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Joliet Catholic, sneaking past 4-2. That's two games straight that the Celtics have won by exactly two runs.
Providence Catholic's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-9. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Homewood-Flossmoor took their win against Providence Catholic in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 20-11 score. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Celtics turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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