The Hammond Central Wolves will square off against the Gary West Side Cougars at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hammond Central has three straight victories, Gary West Side has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hammond Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Michigan City by a score of 29-25 on Saturday.
Hammond Central got a massive performance out of Neveena Funches, who got on base in six of her seven plate appearances with three stolen bases, five runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Johanna Harper, who got on base in all seven of her plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one double.
Hammond Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Gary West Side came up short against Hammond Morton on Monday, falling 22-2.
Hammond Central now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Gary West Side, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Hammond Central suffered a grim 24-16 defeat to Gary West Side in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Wolves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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