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Hanover CentralLake Central

Wildcats
5
Indians
6

The Lake Central (St. John, IN) varsity baseball team won Monday's home non-conference game against Hanover Central (Cedar Lake, IN) by a score of 6-5.

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Final score provided by M. Surdy.
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Game Story

Indiana High School Baseball - Hanover Central nipped by Lake Central

May 25, 2026: St. John, IN 46373

The Lake Central Indians nipped the visiting Hanover Central Wildcats baseball squad by a score of 6-5 in Monday's non-league outing.

Next up, the Indians encounter the Munster Mustangs (Munster, IN) in a non-league outing, on Wednesday, May 27. Lake Central will attempt to advance on its 21-8 season record. The Mustangs enter the outing with a 23-6 record after their 10-0 non-league win over Bremen (Midlothian, IL).

The Wildcats (18-10) will now prepare for their outing against Illiana Christian (Dyer, IN). The Vikings enter the non-league outing with a 17-10 record. In their last outing, Illiana Christian edged Portage (Portage, IN), 6-5, in a non-league outing.

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    Game Started
    HCHS
    Wildcats
    0 - 0
    Lake Central
    Indians
    Posted @ 11:48a

  2. M. Surdy

    Bottom of the 3rd Inning
    HCHS
    Wildcats
    0 - 3
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    Indians

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    Indians

  4. M. Surdy

    Final
    HCHS
    Wildcats
    5 - 6
    Lake Central
    Indians
    Posted @ 3:21p

HCHS @ Lake Central Baseball Game Info

Mon., May. 25, 2026 @ 10a
The Lake Central (St. John, IN) varsity baseball team won Monday's home non-conference game against Hanover Central (Cedar Lake, IN) by a score of 6-5.

Rankings & Records

Hanover Central (25-26)

INClass
145
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %RFRA
18-108-410-26-72-1.643.667181107

Lake Central (25-26)

INClass
1710
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %RFRA
21-89-511-59-31-0.724.643223136

Team Scoring Averages

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Hanover Central		1.51.5.81.2.8.8.506.57.31.1
Lake Central		1.61.21.21.61.11.0.7.57.77.91.8

Team Stat Comparison

Hanover CentralLake Central
.295Batting Average.296
.434On Base Percentage.441
.440Slugging Percentage.385
.954Fielding Percentage.925
.625Win Loss Percentage.731

Team Leaders

Hanover CentralLake CentralNational Avg.
Dylan Bowen.406Batting Average#19 Brayden Walls.449.243
Dylan Bowen.579On Base Percentage#19 Brayden Walls.594.385
Dylan Bowen.672Slugging Percentage#19 Brayden Walls.667.312
Dylan Bowen.968Fielding PercentageJosh Sautter1.000.859
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Win Loss PercentageJosh Sautter1.000.531

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Hanover Central7-5Lake Central7-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
4/18/26Hanover CentralPenn(L) 7-34/25/26PennLake Central(L) 5-4
4/18/26Hanover CentralPenn(W) 7-44/25/26PennLake Central(W) 9-4
4/20/26Hanover CentralHighland(W) 9-05/16/26HighlandLake Central(W) 4-2
4/21/26HighlandHanover Central(W) 8-7
4/23/26PortageHanover Central(W) 7-15/5/26PortageLake Central(W) 8-0
5/6/26Lake CentralPortage(W) 11-2
4/24/26Hanover CentralIlliana Christian(L) 9-85/15/26Lake CentralIlliana Christian(W) 9-6
5/30/26Illiana ChristianHanover Central
4/28/26Hanover CentralLowell(W) 12-54/1/26Lake CentralLowell(W) 13-7
4/28/26Hanover CentralLowell(W) 5-1
5/5/26MunsterHanover Central(L) 5-05/1/26MunsterLake Central(L) 4-3
5/6/26Hanover CentralMunster(L) 5-05/27/26MunsterLake Central
5/8/26Hanover CentralCrown Point(L) 6-55/12/26Crown PointLake Central(W) 4-1
5/13/26Lake CentralCrown Point(L) 9-8
5/14/26ValparaisoHanover Central(W) 3-24/7/26ValparaisoLake Central(L) 14-3
4/8/26Lake CentralValparaiso(L) 12-11

Record Breakdown

Hanover Central (25-26)

Lake Central (25-26)
18-10
Overall
21-8
8-4
League
9-5
9-5
Non-League
11-3
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
7-5
Common Opponent
7-5
10-2
Home
11-5
6-7
Away
9-3
2-1
Neutral
1-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
14-8
In-State
19-8
4-2
Out-of-State
2-0