Baseball Game Preview: Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors vs. Gary West Side Cougars

The Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors will challenge the Gary West Side Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hammond Bishop Noll has three straight victories, Gary West Side has 25 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Tuesday, Hammond Bishop Noll got the win against Whiting by a conclusive 17-2. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won five matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Gary West Side scored the most runs they've had this season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They came up short against East Chicago Central, falling 17-7.

Hammond Bishop Noll pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Gary West Side, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.