The Hammond Skyhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Northwood Academy Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Friday just wasn't the day for Hammond's offense. They suffered a tough 6-0 defeat at the hands of Prince Avenue Christian on March 8th. Hammond has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Northwood Academy entered their tilt with Goose Creek with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Gators on Tuesday. Five seems to be a good number for Northwood Academy as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Northwood Academy got a great performance from Elijah Flatt as he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Ben Defriece was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Hammond's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Northwood Academy, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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