Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Twin Lakes

Indians

Previous 6 Games

05/22/25 @ Kankakee Valley	7-5
05/17/25 vs Elwood	5-4
05/17/25 vs Rochester	9-8
05/16/25 vs Western	11-5
05/15/25 vs Winamac	18-7
05/12/25 @ Tri-County	13-1

Twin Lakes extended their winning streak to six on Thursday, bumping their season record up to 17-8 in the process. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the Kankakee Valley Kougars. For the Indians, this counts as revenge for the 5-1 victory the Kougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2022.

Mason Brummett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. Brummett was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Twin Lakes' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 11-1 (and 6-7 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Wagner, who went 1-for-4 with four stolen bases and one run. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Dold, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.

As for Kankakee Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-12-1 record this season. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss they have suffered since May 5th.

On Kankakee Valley's side, they got a good showing from Owen Uylaki, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Uylaki has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 13 consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Kankakee Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Barr, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double. Declan Murr was another, going 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Coming up, Twin Lakes will head out on the road to face off against Kokomo at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Kankakee Valley, they will face off against Lowell at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.