The Northlake Christian Wolverines will venture away from home to square off against the Hammond Tornadoes at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hammond took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Northlake Christian, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, everything went Northlake Christian's way against New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy as Northlake Christian made off with a 16-1 win. The Wolverines haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Max Millett made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Millett was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Shoemake, who went a perfect2-for-2 with four stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke McAdams, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Northlake Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy only posted an OBP of .357.
Meanwhile, Hammond fell victim to St. Thomas Aquinas and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Falcons, falling 10-0.
Northlake Christian pushed their record up to 2-0-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Hammond, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Northlake Christian couldn't quite finish off Hammond in their previous meeting back in March of 2020 and fell 8-6. Can Northlake Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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