Hanover Central kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of the Crown Point Bulldogs by a score of 7-5. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hanover Central in their matchups with Crown Point: they've now lost five in a row.
For Crown Point's part, Logan Cotton looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Christian Briseno was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Ehrlich, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Hanover Central will take on DeKalb at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Crown Point, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Hammond Bishop Noll at 4:30 p.m.
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