Bulldogs
| 04/16/25 vs Valparaiso | 1-0 |
| 04/15/25 @ Valparaiso | 6-2 |
| 04/12/25 @ Harrison | 7-3 |
| 04/12/25 @ Lafayette Jefferson | 12-2 |
| 04/11/25 @ McCutcheon | 10-0 |
| + 4 more games |
Crown Point waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Valparaiso Vikings a 1-0 shutout. The one-run effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Linus Chariton tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Crown Point saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Ehrlich, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Crown Point pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Valparaiso, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Coming up, Crown Point will challenge Penn at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Valparaiso, they will square off against Greenfield-Central at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday.
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