Baseball Game Preview: Lake Blue Streaks vs. Benedictine Bengals

The Lake Blue Streaks will venture away from home to square off against the Benedictine Bengals at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lake's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Benedictine's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Lake took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over Northwest. While the Blue Streaks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Emmitt Filisky spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luke McClure, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Ty DeGeorge, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

Lake was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, Benedictine owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They came out on top against Bay by a score of 3-0.

The win got Benedictine back to even at 4-4. As for Lake, their record now sits at 6-4.

Benedictine's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lake hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .360. It's a different story for Benedictine, though, as they've only averaged .219. Will they be able to contain Lake's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.