Baseball Recap: Culver Academies Eagles vs. Hammond Central Wolves
In what's become a running theme this season, Culver Academies gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Hammond Central Wolves with a sharp 14-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Culver Academies considering their two-run performance the match before.
Ty Rakan was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rakan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Rakan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Foster Stockton and Preston Jessen did most of the damage at the plate: Stockton scored three runs while going 1-for-2, while Jessen scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Culver Academies' win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Hammond Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Culver Academies has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Kouts at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hammond Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Columbia City at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Columbia City's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Hammond Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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