Hammond Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Hebron on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 9-8. The defeat continues a trend for the Wolves in their meetings with the Hawks: they've now lost six in a row.
Adrian Tiscareno made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his six plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruben Esquivel, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Hammond Central's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Hebron, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Hammond Central will head out to take on Hammond Morton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hebron, they will face off against Kouts at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hawks 3.6, the Mustangs & Fillies 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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