Baseball Game Preview: Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors vs. Highland Trojans

Hammond Bishop Noll is 0-8 against Highland since May of 2015 but things could change on Monday. The Warriors will take on the Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Hammond Bishop Noll is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Griffith 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Warriors have posted since April 5th.

Meanwhile, Highland entered their tilt with East Chicago Central on Friday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Cardinals get on the board and left with a 15-0 win.

Brian Baker looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Highland got a big performance out of Kirk Dapshis, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one triple and two RBI. That's the most RBI Dapshis has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of David Klapkowski, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Highland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Hammond Bishop Noll is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for Highland, their win bumped their record up to 16-13.