Baseball Preview: Hammond Morton Governors vs. Highland Trojans
Hammond Morton is 0-9 against Highland since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hammond Morton Governors will look to defend their home field against the Highland Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After a string of four wins, Hammond Morton's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Hammond Bishop Noll by a score of 6-5. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Hammond Morton has scored all season.
Hammond Morton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Billy Vukobratovich, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Vukobratovich has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Rodriguez, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, sadly, Highland is still looking for their first win of the season after five contests. They fell 5-0 to Munster on Wednesday.
Even though they lost, Highland hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hammond Morton fell to 4-1. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Highland's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Hammond Morton has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .472. It's a different story for Highland, though, as they've only averaged .303. Will they be able to contain Hammond Morton's hitters?
Hammond Morton might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Highland in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Hammond Morton, Tyler Stewart (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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