After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Westville, Hammond Morton was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hammond Central Wolves an 11-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Hammond Morton considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Julissa Abeyta made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Abeyta has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Abeyta was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Juleeana Temores, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Shania Thompkins, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Hammond Morton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Hammond Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Hammond Morton will be playing at home against Crown Point at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Hammond Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Merrillville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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