Baseball Recap: Mandeville Skippers vs. Hammond Tornadoes
In what's become a running theme this season, Mandeville gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Hammond Tornadoes with a sharp 10-2 victory. The win was nothing new for Mandeville as they're now sitting on three straight.
Mason Hickman was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Tyler Fischer was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run.
On Hammond's side, Jace Caves made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Mandeville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-6. As for Hammond, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-17.
Mandeville will head out on the road to take on Covington at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Covington: 3.4, Mandeville: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Hammond, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Ponchatoula at 1:30 p.m. Ponchatoula's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Hammond's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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