The Hammond Morton Governors are on the road again on Monday to play the Merrillville Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Hammond Morton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Hammond Morton's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against River Forest on Wednesday. They fell 4-0 to the Ingots. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Hammond Morton's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Hammond Morton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gerard Garnett, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Merrillville had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against West Lafayette on Saturday.
Hammond Morton's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Merrillville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-18.
Hammond Morton couldn't quite finish off Merrillville when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 11-9. Thankfully for Hammond Morton, Colin Early (who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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