In what's become a running theme this season, Homewood-Flossmoor gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves as the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings made off with a 16-1 win. While fans of Homewood-Flossmoor might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Kaylee Vitolka made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Vitolka has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Vitolka was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Amani Johnson was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Toni Purchas was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Thornton Fractional South's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Kleidon, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Homewood-Flossmoor's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Thornton Fractional South, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.
Homewood-Flossmoor will square off against Lockport at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Homewood-Flossmoor is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. Thornton Fractional South will take on Oak Lawn at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Lawn is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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