Baseball Preview: Crown Point Bulldogs vs. Lake Central Indians
Crown Point is 1-9 against Lake Central since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Crown Point Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lake Central Indians at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Crown Point: 3.3, Lake Central: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Crown Point didn't have quite enough to beat Lake Central and fell 3-2.
Crown Point saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joey Grimes, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Billy Chidsey, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Crown Point didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Central only tossed four.
Crown Point's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Lake Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crown Point has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lake Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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