With a playoff game on the line, Lake Central rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over the Merrillville Pirates. The result was nothing new for Lake Central, who have now won 20 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Olivia Hurubean tossed a big game, striking out 15 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Jolie Adams was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. MaKayla Van Vossen was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Lake Central's victory bumped their record up to 29-1. As for Merrillville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-21.
Lake Central will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Hammond Morton at 7:00 p.m. Hammond Morton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season. Merrillville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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