East Chicago Central lost against Hammond Morton on Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The East Chicago Central Cardinals lost 13-3 to the Hammond Morton Governors. That's two games in a row now that East Chicago Central has lost by exactly ten runs.
For Hammond Morton's part, Gerard Garnett was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nate George, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-2.
This is the second loss in a row for East Chicago Central and nudges their season record down to 9-13-1. As for Hammond Morton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Chicago Central will challenge Hammond Academy of Science & Tech at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Hammond Morton, they will head out on the road to take on Merrillville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hammond Morton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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