Homewood-Flossmoor is 3-0 against Simeon since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will take on the Simeon Wolverines at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Homewood-Flossmoor fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Sandburg on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. Homewood-Flossmoor has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Trent Rosebourgh was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Demir Heidelberg made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricky Hamm, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Simeon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Kenwood by a score of 8-6.
Antwan Jackson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Homewood-Flossmoor now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Simeon, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Homewood-Flossmoor has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Simeon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Homewood-Flossmoor was able to grind out a solid victory over Simeon in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, winning 11-8. Does Homewood-Flossmoor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Simeon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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