Baseball Recap: Christian Kropa Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Lawrence Central

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/16/25 @ Warren Central	14
05/19/25 @ Ben Davis	13
04/28/25 @ Jennings County	13
05/09/25 @ Warren Central	12
05/21/25 vs Lawrence Central	10

North Central won against Lawrence Central on Tuesday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Panthers beat the Bears by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. Considering the Panthers have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

North Central got a big performance out of Christian Kropa, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits Kropa has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Justin White, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

North Central hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive matches.

North Central's record now sits at 16-8. As for Lawrence Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-18.

Coming up, North Central will challenge Avon at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Orioles have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season. Lawrence Central has already played their next game (against Southport), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.