On Wednesday, Lake Central faced Chesterton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lake Central Indians narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Chesterton Trojans 3-1. This was a revenge game for Lake Central, as the team was forced to settle for an 8-7 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Blake Sivak spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lake Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Kosteba, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Lake Central has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Chesterton, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
Lake Central will head out on the road to take on Portage at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Portage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Chesterton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Illiana Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Chesterton: 2.6, Illiana Christian: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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