Baseball Game Preview: Lake Central Indians vs. Portage Indians

For the second straight game, Lake Central will face off against Portage. Lake Central will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Portage at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Lake Central's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Portage has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.

If Lake Central beats Portage with eight runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Lake Central was the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over Portage on Tuesday. Considering Lake Central has won ten games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Josh Flores

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/06/25 @ Portage	12
04/29/25 vs Chesterton	10
05/10/24 vs Harrison	10
04/20/24 vs Penn	10
04/08/25 @ Valparaiso	8

Josh Flores tossed a big game, striking out 12 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Drew Kosteba, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Jacob Zimmerman was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Portage's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7-1. As for Lake Central, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lake Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Portage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 strikeouts. 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 match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.