The Hammond Tornadoes will venture away from home to face off against the Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy Swamp Owls at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hammond will be strutting in after a win while Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Hammond turned things around against St. John on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagles, sneaking past 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tornadoes have posted since March 14th.
Hammond got a big performance out of John Austin Bender, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave Bender a new career-high. Josh Bush also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy came up short against St. Charles Catholic on Thursday, falling 11-2. The Swamp Owls have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kolston Miller, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Hammond's win bumped their record up to 5-21. As for Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
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