Baseball Recap: Twin Lakes picks up 11th straight win at home

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 4:45am

Baseball Recap: Twin Lakes Indians vs. Lafayette Central Catholic Knights

Twin Lakes came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights. This was payback for Twin Lakes, who suffered a 1-0 loss the last time these two teams met.

Clayton Burton and Keaton Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Burton scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Miller scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Cooper Dold was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.

Twin Lakes pushed their record up to 16-3 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Twin Lakes will challenge Western at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Twin Lakes is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Lewis Cass at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lafayette Central Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Lewis Cass' hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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