
Fighting Eagles
05/08/25 @ East Chicago Central | 26 |
04/28/25 @ Calumet New Tech | 23 |
05/06/25 @ Wheeler | 13 |
04/29/25 vs Hammond Morton | 13 |
04/26/25 vs Calumet Christian | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Station Edison). They blew past the East Chicago Central Cardinals 26-14 on Thursday. With that win, the Fighting Eagles brought their scoring average up to 7.3 runs per game.
Lake Station Edison got a massive performance out of Clayton Hammons, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. Those four runs gave Hammons a new career-high. Xavier Moore also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Lake Station Edison kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 8.8.
Lake Station Edison pushed their record up to 5-9 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 20.7 runs over those games. As for East Chicago Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Coming up, Lake Station Edison will welcome River Forest at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for East Chicago Central, they will venture away from home to take on Hammond Baptist at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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