The Merrillville Pirates will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Hammond Morton Governors at 5:00 p.m.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Merrillville had to settle for a 9-8 loss against West Lafayette.
Trevor Goodwin was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Joshua Magallon was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hammond Morton put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over East Chicago Central. That's two games straight that Hammond Morton has won by exactly ten runs.
Hammond Morton got a massive performance out of Gerard Garnett, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of David Shreve, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Merrillville's defeat dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Hammond Morton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Merrillville skirted past Hammond Morton 11-9 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Merrillville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hammond Morton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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