Homewood-Flossmoor is 0-10 against Lockport since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will stay at home for another game and welcome the Lockport Porters at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Homewood-Flossmoor will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Lincoln-Way East, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Homewood-Flossmoor came out on top against Lincoln-Way East by a score of 8-3 on Thursday.
Kaylee Vitolka spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on eight hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Becky Urbaniak, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Skylar Skinner, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lockport waltzed into their game on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Vikings 4-2. That's two games straight that Lockport has won by exactly two runs.
Lockport saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Kaspar, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Kaspar has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Homewood-Flossmoor is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for Lockport, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-7.
Tuesday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Homewood-Flossmoor hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .365. However, it's not like Lockport struggles in that department as they've averaged .316. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Homewood-Flossmoor suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Lockport in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lockport's Kelcie McGraw, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Homewood-Flossmoor knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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