The Lake Central Indians will square off against the Penn Kingsmen at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lake Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hobart a 10-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for the Indians as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, Penn got the win against Elkhart on Tuesday by a conclusive 11-2.
Caitlyn Denny spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Penn let Carson Petty and Charlie Swiger run wild. Petty got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Swiger went 4-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most hits Swiger has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Rumble, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Penn was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .432. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .432 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Penn's win bumped their record up to 28-3. As for Lake Central, their victory bumped their record up to 28-2.
Everything went Lake Central's way against Penn when the teams last played back in April, as Lake Central made off with a 14-0 win. Do the Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Kingsmen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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