Softball Recap: Friday's Win Is Lincoln-Way East's Sixth in Last Eight Outings

Griffins

Margin (Wins)

05/03/25 @ Libertyville	15
04/10/25 @ Stagg	15
04/19/25 vs Richmond-Burton	12
03/27/25 vs St. Charles East	12
03/25/25 vs Plainfield North	11

Lincoln-Way East won the last time they faced Homewood-Flossmoor and things went their way on Friday too. The Griffins blew past the Vikings 14-7. The Griffins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by six runs or more this season.

Lincoln-Way East is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That somehow still isn't as good as their 23-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.

Lincoln-Way East and Homewood-Flossmoor should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Griffins will take on Bradley-Bourbonnais at 4:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (4 vs. 28). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lincoln-Way East 2.1, the Boilermakers 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Homewood-Flossmoor (ranked 162nd) will meet Bloom (ranked 369th) at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.