Baseball Recap: Seven Straight Home Victories for Hammond Baptist

Hammond Baptist barely beat East Chicago Central the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Swordsmen never let the Cardinals get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Friday. The Swordsmen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by six runs or more this season.

Swordsmen

Previous Games (Home)

05/09/25 vs East Chicago Central	6-0
05/09/25 vs East Chicago Central	12-11
03/31/25 vs 21st Century Charter	19-0
05/06/24 vs 21st Century Charter	13-3
04/29/24 vs 21st Century Charter	18-7
+ 2 more games

Hammond Baptist's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for East Chicago Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-10.

Coming up, Hammond Baptist will take on 21st Century Charter on Saturday. As for East Chicago Central, they will face off against Bowman Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.