La Porte is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Lake Central is on a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The La Porte Slicers will take on the Lake Central Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Porte: 3.8, Lake Central: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
La Porte's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Crown Point on Wednesday. They suffered a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, La Porte's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Lake Central faced Brownsburg in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Lake Central came out on top against Brownsburg by a score of 10-7. Ten seems to be a good number for Lake Central as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Maddie Such tossed a big game, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kate Renschen was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jolie Adams, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
La Porte's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Lake Central, their win bumped their record up to 17-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. La Porte hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lake Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
La Porte suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Lake Central in their previous meeting on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Such, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that La Porte knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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