Hammond was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 5-0 to the Mandeville Skippers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Skippers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-0 last Tuesday.
Hammond saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Harland, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Hammond's defeat dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Mandeville, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-14.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Hammond is set to face off against their familiar foe Covington at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Mandeville will challenge rival Ponchatoula at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mandeville 3.8, Ponchatoula 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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