Homewood-Flossmoor had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 12-9 win over the Crete-Monee Warriors. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Homewood-Flossmoor also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Cormac Saunders looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Cameron Williams was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two additional RBI, and two additional runs. Demir Heidelberg was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
On Crete-Monee's side, Timothy Gaddis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, two additional RBI, and an additional run. The team also got some help courtesy of Bren Milburn, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Homewood-Flossmoor pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Crete-Monee, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Homewood-Flossmoor has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Brooks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Crete-Monee, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 13-12 win vs. Herscher on the 16th.
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