The Hammond Skyhawks will head out on the road to face off against the Spring Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hammond is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Hammond is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Augusta Christian (and have done all season long). Everything went Hammond's way against Augusta Christian on Friday as Hammond made off with a 9-2 win.
Grace Beacham was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Beacham has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Beacham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Hammond got a massive performance out of Ali Dorrington, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Madge Miller, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Spring Valley lost 13-3 to Clover on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for Spring Valley in their matchups with Clover: they've now lost four in a row.
Spring Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dahlia Nora, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Hammond has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-1 record this season. As for Spring Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10-1.
Spring Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Hammond has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Spring Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 3.1. Will Hammond keep running through batters, or will Spring Valley buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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