Baseball Recap: Griffith Takes a Loss

Hammond Bishop Noll hit Griffith with a four-run fourth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 9-7. The Panthers' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row.

Jackson Davenport

Runs

04/09/25 @ Hammond Central	3
05/06/25 vs Hammond Bishop Noll	2
04/22/25 vs Lake Station Edison	2
04/19/25 vs Thornton Fractional South	2
04/14/25 vs River Forest	2
+ 2 more games

Jackson Davenport was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Griffith's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 3-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Feliciano, who earned one RBI, one run, and two stolen bases.

Griffith now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Hammond Bishop Noll, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Griffith will venture away from home to take on Highland at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hammond Bishop Noll, they will head out to face off against Hammond Academy of Science & Tech at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.