Baseball Preview: Lake Central Indians vs. Penn Kingsmen
Lake Central and Penn are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Lake Central Indians will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Penn Kingsmen at 10:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lake Central: 3.5, Penn: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Lake Central beats Penn with four runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Lake Central walked away with a 4-1 win over La Porte on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lake Central.
Blake Sivak spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Nick Robinson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brenden Smith, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Penn sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Mishawaka on Thursday.
The win got Lake Central back to even at 5-5. As for Penn, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
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