After two games on the road, Homewood-Flossmoor is heading back home. They will take on the St. Rita Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Rita took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Homewood-Flossmoor, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, Homewood-Flossmoor narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Bolingbrook 6-4.
Antonio Brown looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Homewood-Flossmoor saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ricky Hamm, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Demir Heidelberg, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Rita faced Providence Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. St. Rita lost 12-4 to Providence Catholic. St. Rita's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
St. Rita also got a good showing from Will Forsythe, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
Homewood-Flossmoor's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-13. As for St. Rita, their loss dropped their record down to 20-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Homewood-Flossmoor hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like St. Rita struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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