Hammond waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Wilson Hall Barons out 7-6. For Hammond, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 defeat Wilson Hall walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Grace Beacham made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up six earned runs off ten hits. Beacham has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Beacham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Madge Miller was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sadie Meacham, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hammond has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3-1 record this season. As for Wilson Hall, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Hammond will square off against Laurence Manning Academy at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Laurence Manning Academy: 1.8, Hammond: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Wilson Hall, they will challenge Hammond at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hammond's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Wilson Hall's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
