Baseball Preview: Lake Central Indians vs. La Porte Slicers
Lake Central is 9-1 against La Porte since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lake Central Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the La Porte Slicers at 4:30 p.m. The last three games Lake Central has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Lake Central's 27-5 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell just short of Valparaiso by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Lake Central has scored all season.
Blake Sivak was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Lake Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryder Fernandez, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, La Porte fell victim to a tough 10-4 loss at the hands of Goshen in Saturday's second game.
Kai Jones was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Jones was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Lake Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for La Porte, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
Everything went Lake Central's way against La Porte when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Lake Central made off with a 12-2 win. Does Lake Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Porte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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