The Providence Catholic Celtics will head out on the road to square off against the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Providence Catholic has three straight victories, Homewood-Flossmoor has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Providence Catholic's win against Joliet Catholic wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Celtics skirted past the Hilltoppers 4-2. That's two games straight that the Celtics have won by exactly two runs.
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 came up short against the Boilermakers, falling 13-2.
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.
Providence Catholic pushed their record up to 18-9 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins 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.
Providence Catholic suffered a grim 20-11 defeat to Homewood-Flossmoor in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Celtics avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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