River Forest's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Wednesday. They never let the Hammond Morton Governors onto the board and left with a 4-0 win.
The result came thanks to Kaleb Short's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brandon Fergerson, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Walter Jaime, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Hammond Morton's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gerard Garnett, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
River Forest's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7. As for Hammond Morton, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
River Forest will face off against Rensselaer Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rensselaer Central will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Hammond Morton, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against East Chicago Central at 11:00 a.m. East Chicago Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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