Gary West Side is on an 18-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Hammond Morton a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Gary West Side Cougars will take on the Hammond Morton Governors at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Gary West Side lost 16-3 to Hammond Central on Wednesday.
Emmauel Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Parker, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Hammond Morton fell victim to Thornton Fractional South and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 16-0 to the Red Wolves. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Hammond Morton's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Gary West Side's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Hammond Morton, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Gary West Side suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Hammond Morton in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hammond Morton's Devin Singh, who struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Now that Gary West Side knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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