Homewood-Flossmoor and Bolingbrook are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Bolingbrook Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Homewood-Flossmoor is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Homewood-Flossmoor is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Providence Catholic on Wednesday as Homewood-Flossmoor made off with a 20-11 win.
The team relied heavily on Toni Purchas, who scored six runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-6. Another player making a difference was Becky Urbaniak, who went 3-for-6 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Bolingbrook was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They lost 13-3 to Sandburg.
Homewood-Flossmoor's victory ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 11-13. As for Bolingbrook, their loss dropped their record down to 5-17.
Homewood-Flossmoor was able to grind out a solid win over Bolingbrook in their previous meeting back in April, winning 13-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homewood-Flossmoor since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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