Bolingbrook and Homewood-Flossmoor are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Bolingbrook Raiders will take on the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bolingbrook has now lost 12 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 12.
Bolingbrook lost 7-1 to Lincoln-Way East on Tuesday.
Bolingbrook saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karina Choi, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Homewood-Flossmoor put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on Bloom with a sharp 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Homewood-Flossmoor.
Becky Urbaniak was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Urbaniak has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Urbaniak was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kathleen Karner, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Penny Quirke, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Bolingbrook's defeat dropped their record down to 5-18. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-13 record this season.
Bolingbrook came up short against Homewood-Flossmoor when the teams last played back in April, falling 13-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Homewood-Flossmoor's Na'Relle Cotner, who fired off four doubles, five RBI, and a run while going 4-for-4. Now that Bolingbrook knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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