Baseball Preview: Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors vs. Illiana Christian Vikings
Hammond Bishop Noll is 0-10 against Illiana Christian since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors will challenge the Illiana Christian Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hammond Bishop Noll took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They had just enough and edged Hammond Central out 7-6.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Illiana Christian sidestepped Hobart for an 8-7 win.
Isaac VanderWoude was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Balkema, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Hammond Bishop Noll's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Illiana Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Hammond Bishop Noll might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Illiana Christian when the teams last played last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Illiana Christian's Jake Scott, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Hammond Bishop Noll knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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