In what's become a running theme this season, Hammond gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Cardinal Newman Cardinals as the Hammond Skyhawks made off with a 17-2 win. Hammond's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Ava Sapp was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Sapp was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ali Dorrington was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Karson Riddle, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Hammond has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-1 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hammond beat Cardinal Newman by a score of 13-1 later that day.
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