Bulldogs
| 04/29/26 vs Merrillville | 21 |
| 05/06/26 @ Chesterton | 15 |
| 05/28/26 vs Hammond Morton | 14 |
| 04/14/26 @ Portage | 13 |
| 05/13/26 vs Michigan City | 12 |
With a playoff win on the line, Crown Point rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hammond Morton Governors a 14-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won 15 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Crown Point got a great performance from Emily Biesen as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Biesen a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lulu Johnston, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Another player making a difference was Evi Cuevas, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Crown Point hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least one batters in four consecutive contests.
Crown Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Hammond Morton, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
Coming up, Crown Point will square off against Lake Central at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 2.3, the Indians 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Hammond Morton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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