Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hammond Central). They blew past the Benton Harbor Tigers 28-4 on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Elijah Lewis
| 04/19/25 @ Benton Harbor | 6 |
| 04/09/25 vs Griffith | 3 |
| 04/04/25 @ Morgan Township | 2 |
| 05/25/24 vs Hobart | 2 |
| 05/17/24 @ Portage | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Elijah Lewis made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with five runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Hammond Central's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 3-1 (and 0-2-1 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Juan Magallanes and Christopher Buckley did most of the damage at the plate: Magallanes got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, five RBI, and one stolen base, while Buckley got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs and four RBI. Hammond Central is 2-1 when Magallanes posts two or more runs, but 1-2-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jansel Savinon, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one double.
Hammond Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .733. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory got Hammond Central back to even at 3-3-1. As for Benton Harbor, they dropped their record down to 0-5 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Benton Harbor will host Hammond at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hammond Central will be paying especially close attention to the Tigers' game: after the Tigers face off against the Wolves, they'll take on Hammond Central again at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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