It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Homewood-Flossmoor can now relate to. They fell just short of the Providence Catholic Celtics by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. Homewood-Flossmoor's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Henry Humes spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits. Those 7.2 innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Demir Heidelberg made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Homewood-Flossmoor's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-17. As for Providence Catholic, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-8.
Homewood-Flossmoor does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Providence Catholic will take on Andrew at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Providence Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Andrew's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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