Softball Recap: Lake Central Has No Trouble Against La Porte

Indians

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 vs Penn	18
04/16/25 @ Portage	16
04/22/25 @ Merrillville	14
04/25/25 @ Carmel	12
04/15/25 vs Chesterton	11

While Lake Central put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for La Porte. The Indians were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over the Slicers. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Jada Lewis looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kate Renschen, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since April 3rd. The team also got some help courtesy of Tegan Tripp, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Lake Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Porte only posted a batting average of .095.

The victory made it two in a row for Lake Central and bumps their season record up to 17-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for La Porte, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-8.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Lake Central is set to face off against their familiar foe Michigan City at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, La Porte will take on rival Chesterton at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.