Baseball Game Preview: Lake Center Christian Tiger vs. Springfield Spartans

The Lake Center Christian Tiger will face off against the Springfield Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Lake Center Christian was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Maplewood on Thursday. The Tiger put the hurt on the Rockets with a sharp 10-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tiger, who have now won 15 contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Springfield got the win against Ellet on Friday by a conclusive 8-1.

Nathan Meyer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Springfield let Wyatt Bartholomew and Parker Kozy run wild. Bartholomew got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while Kozy got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those two runs gave Bartholomew a new career-high. Rylan Slusser also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Springfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They are 2-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Lake Center Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Springfield, their victory bumped their record up to 5-18.

Everything went Lake Center Christian's way against Springfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Lake Center Christian made off with a 14-4 win. Do the Tiger have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.