Lake Central has gone 8-2 against Valparaiso recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Lake Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
Valparaiso will be up against a hot Lake Central squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Indians' pitcher stepped up to hand Merrillville a 14-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Indians have won eight games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jada Lewis
| 04/22/25 @ Merrillville | 10 |
| 04/19/25 vs Edwardsburg | 1 |
| 04/19/25 vs Franklin Central | 1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Chesterton | 6 |
| 04/12/25 @ East Central | 4 |
| 04/09/25 vs Michigan City | 13 |
Jada Lewis looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted over her last six contests.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Peyton Martin, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of MaKayla Van Vossen, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Lake Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .882. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Chesterton hit Valparaiso with a five-run fourth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Vikings lost 14-6 to the Trojans. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly eight runs.
Delilah Kincaid was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That double marked the first that she has hit this season. Maddie Horka was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Lake Central pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Valparaiso, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Valparaiso's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lake Central has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Valparaiso, though, as they've been averaging 9.8 hits. Given Lake Central's sizable advantage in that area, the Vikings will need to find a way to close that gap.
Lake Central took their victory against Valparaiso in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 11-1 score. Do the Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
