The Westfield Shamrocks will face off against the Lake Central Indians at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Westfield comes in on nine and Lake Central on six.
Westfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on McCutcheon with a sharp 8-1 victory. Westfield might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
Westfield got a great performance from Ty Anderson as he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Anderson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brayden Hibler was incredible, going 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Drozlek, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lake Central faced Chesterton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Lake Central never let Chesterton onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Lake Central's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Not much got past Griffin Tobias, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Chesterton off the board.
At the plate, Lake Central saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Kosteba, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Quinn O'Bryan was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Westfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for Lake Central, their victory bumped their record up to 22-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Westfield has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lake Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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