Michigan City is 0-10 against La Porte since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Michigan City Wolves will head out on the road to take on the La Porte Slicers at 4:30 p.m.
Michigan City's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Lake Central on Wednesday. They lost 16-0 to the Indians. Michigan City just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Meanwhile, La Porte had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged Illiana Christian out 3-1.
Marcy Bearickx spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Madi Squire was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Allie Wiencek, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Michigan City's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for La Porte, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Michigan City hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like La Porte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Michigan City might still be hurting after the 16-2 loss they got from La Porte when the teams last played on April 9th. Can Michigan City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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