The Lake Central Indians will head out on the road to take on the Marist RedHawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Lake Central will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Lake Central is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Merrillville (and have done all season long). Lake Central blew past Merrillville 10-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Lake Central considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Jolie Adams made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Adams was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, MaKayla Van Vossen and Kaitlyn Streiler did most of the damage at the plate: Van Vossen scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Streiler scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Taylor Schafer, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Marist faced Huntley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Marist came out on top against Huntley by a score of 7-2.
Lake Central's victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 27-0. As for Marist, their record is now 26-3.
Lake Central couldn't quite finish off Marist when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Lake Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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