Baseball Preview: Lake Central Indians vs. Merrillville Pirates
Lake Central is 10-0 against Merrillville since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lake Central Indians will head out on the road to take on the Merrillville Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Lake Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
On Tuesday, Lake Central never let their opponents score. Everything went their way against Merrillville as Lake Central made off with an 18-0 victory. With that win, Lake Central brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Griffin Tobias made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Tobias was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nick Robinson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Drew Kosteba was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Lake Central made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-3. As for Merrillville, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
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