The Hammond Skyhawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Augusta Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hammond will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Hammond is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Augusta Christian on Tuesday as Hammond made off with a 16-6 victory. The Skyhawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by six runs or more this season.
For Augusta Christian's part, Mason Fernandes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave Fernandes a new career-high in hits. Jordan Sease was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Hammond's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Augusta Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.
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