Hammond Morton waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the La Lumiere Lakers.
Niko Rodriguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Rodriguez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Nate George and Devin Singh did most of the damage at the plate: George scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Singh scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Singh is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least two every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcellous McQuay, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Hammond Morton's victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Hammond Morton will head out on the road to square off against Morgan Township at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for La Lumiere, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Culver Academies at 5:30 p.m. on April 30th.
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