Gary West Side is on a 17-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Hammond Central a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Gary West Side Cougars will take on the Hammond Central Wolves at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Gary West Side is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell 8-5 to Calumet New Tech on Thursday.
Gary West Side saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Parker, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI. George James was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases.
Hammond Central lost 11-1 to Hammond Morton on Tuesday.
Gary West Side's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Hammond Central, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Gary West Side suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Hammond Central in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hammond Central's Joel Barrera, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that Gary West Side 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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