Lake Central entered their tilt with Northridge on Saturday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Raiders 8-6. The Indians have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Raiders, too.
Zach Nicola tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six 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, Tyler Colburn was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Jake Figg, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Indians
| 05/24/25 vs Northridge | 8-6 |
| 05/21/25 vs Merrillville | 18-1 |
| 05/16/25 vs Cathedral | 6-2 |
| 05/16/25 vs Mishawaka Marian | 11-3 |
| 05/13/25 vs Crown Point | 7-3 |
| + 10 more games |
Lake Central's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Northridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-11.
Lake Central wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 9-2 win against NorthWood on the 24th. As for Northridge, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 11-1 loss against Crown Point on the 24th.
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