The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will challenge the St. Laurence Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Homewood-Flossmoor took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Hinsdale South.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-12.
Among those leading the charge was Skylar Skinner, who had ten digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Meanwhile, St. Laurence beat Stagg 2-0 on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-20.
St. Laurence can attribute much of their success to Natalie Martinez, who had 13 digs and two aces. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Homewood-Flossmoor is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for St. Laurence, their record is now 9-3.
Homewood-Flossmoor was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Laurence when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Homewood-Flossmoor repeat their success, or does St. Laurence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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