Lake Central put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Northridge Raiders as the Lake Central Indians made off with a 9-2 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lake Central also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2016.
Luke O'Keefe looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Lake Central got a massive performance out of Nick Robinson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Parker Robinson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
On Northridge's side, Brecken Gawthrop made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Gawthrop is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brody Wood, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Lake Central has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Northridge, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Lake Central will head out on the road to take on NorthWood at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lake Central's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so NorthWood's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Northridge, they will be playing at home against Crown Point at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Northridge is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
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