Lake Central waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Munster Mustangs an 11-0 shutout. Lake Central might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six contests by eight runs or more this season.
Griffin Tobias made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Tobias was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a triple and a run.
In other pitching news, Josh Flores looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Drew Arnold was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles. Drew Kosteba was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Lake Central pushed their record up to 10-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Munster, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Lake Central will stay at home for another game and welcome Lincoln-Way Central at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lincoln-Way Central: 4.1, Lake Central: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Munster, they will head out on the road to challenge Valparaiso at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Valparaiso is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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