Hammond Morton put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Hammond Central Wolves with a sharp 10-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hammond Morton.
Billy Vukobratovich made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Vukobratovich was also big at the plate, firing off three triples, three RBI, and two runs while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Marcellous McQuay was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Hammond Morton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Hammond Central, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-13.
Hammond Morton is on the road again on Wednesday to play River Forest at 5:00 p.m. River Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Hammond Central, they will be playing at home against Lake Station Edison at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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