The Hammond Skyhawks will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against the First Baptist School Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. Hammond will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 99th, while First Baptist School is ranked 34th).
Hammond fought the good fight in their overtime game against Porter-Gaud on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cyclones by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Hammond's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, First Baptist School put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Palmetto Scholars Academy onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Ben Kaplanis was a massive factor in the win, as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Hammond's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for First Baptist School, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
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