The Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Calumet Christian Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Hammond Bishop Noll nor Calumet Christian posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Hammond Bishop Noll's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Illiana Christian on Monday. They lost 8-0 to the Vikings. Hammond Bishop Noll has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Madelynn (Maddie) Queen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and seven unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Calumet Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Chicago Christian on Monday and fell 3-1. Calumet Christian has not had much luck with Chicago Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Grace Janowski put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Janowski was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Janowski wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ana Makowski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Hammond Bishop Noll's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6. As for Calumet Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hammond Bishop Noll has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Calumet Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Hammond Bishop Noll came up short against Calumet Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 10-6. Can Hammond Bishop Noll avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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