The Hammond Morton Governors (Hammond, IN) softball routed the visiting Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN), 11-1 in Thursday's non-league challenge.

The Governors now sport a 3-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Thornton Fractional North for a non-league challenge on Friday, April 12. Hammond Morton will face a Meteors squad coming off a 24-0 league loss to Oak Lawn (Oak Lawn, IL). The Meteors record now stands at 2-7.

With the loss, Merrillville falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Pirates host Portage (Portage, IN) to face the Indians in a Duneland challenge on Friday, April 12. The Indians enter the challenge with a record of 1-6. Portage lost 12-7 in their recent league challenge against Valparaiso (Valparaiso, IN)