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| 04/24/24 - Home | 14-0 W |
| 04/24/24 - Home | 26-2 W |
| 04/26/23 - Away | 13-1 W |
| 04/25/23 - Away | 12-1 W |
| 05/04/22 - Away | 7-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lake Central has gone a perfect 10-0 against Michigan City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Indians will look to defend their home field against the Wolves at 4:30 p.m. Lake Central will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Lake Central's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Columbus North 10-0. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Lake Central got a great performance from Grant Mercer as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Mercer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Ryder Fernandez and Keegan O'Bryan did most of the damage at the plate: Fernandez went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double, while O'Bryan got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That triple was Fernandez's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Parker Robinson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Lake Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Michigan City didn't have quite enough to beat New Prairie on Monday and fell 4-3. The Wolves have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Mahdi Mroueh made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Galindo, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one run.
Michigan City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Lake Central, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
Michigan City's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lake Central hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .359. It's a different story for Michigan City, though, as they've only averaged .227. Will they be able to contain Lake Central's hitters?
Everything went Lake Central's way against Michigan City in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Lake Central made off with a 14-0 win. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Wolves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
