Paintsville won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They suffered a tough 8-2 loss at the hands of the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings.
For Homewood-Flossmoor's part, Kaiden Stine looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Zachary Bernath relieved him and did a solid job, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Homewood-Flossmoor let Tori Chaney and Demir Heidelberg loose on the outfield. Chaney scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Heidelberg scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mateo Morales, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Paintsville's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Paintsville will head out on the road to face off against Hazard at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Olentangy Liberty at 9:00 a.m. Homewood-Flossmoor is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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