Hammond stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wardlaw Academy Patriots a 10-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Hammond as they're now sitting on five straight.
Ava Sapp made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Sapp was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Sadie Meacham was incredible, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ali Dorrington, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Hammond's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Wardlaw Academy, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Hammond will be playing at home against Wardlaw Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Wardlaw Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Laurens Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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