Lincoln-Way West entered their contest against Homewood-Flossmoor on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Warriors fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by just one run.
Michael Pettit put in work no matter where he played. He tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Pettit wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carson Paulas, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Lincoln-Way West and nudges their season record down to 11-2. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-8 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lincoln-Way West will square off against Minooka at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Warriors 3.1, the Indians 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, they will challenge St. Laurence at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Laurence will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Homewood-Flossmoor surely won't give up without a fight.
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