There's no place like home for Churubusco, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Lakewood Park Christian Panthers on Friday as they made off with a 12-6 win. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 5-4 victory the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.
Ethan Hartsock
| 05/23/25 vs Lakewood Park Christian | 3 |
| 05/17/25 vs Eastside | 1 |
| 05/15/25 vs Westview | 1 |
| 05/02/25 @ Eastside | 5 |
Ethan Hartsock looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had over his last four matchups.
On the hitting side, Churubusco let Dawson Gump and Cameron Patten run wild. Gump went 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Patten went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs. Gump has become a key player for Churubusco: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-17 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Drake Richards, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Churubusco's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-17. As for Lakewood Park Christian, their defeat was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-17.
Coming up, Churubusco will head out to challenge Central Noble at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lakewood Park Christian, they will square off against Fort Wayne Canterbury at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cavaliers have averaged an impressive 6.9 runs per game this season.
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