Munster has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Lake Central Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Munster will head into Monday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 11) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Portage.
Munster got a great performance from Kicho Ed as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. Ed has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Munster's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Campagna Joey, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lake Central put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against NorthWood as Lake Central made off with an 11-1 win.
Grant Mercer looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Drew Kosteba and Victor Villegas did most of the damage at the plate: Kosteba scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Villegas scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ryder Fernandez, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Munster pushed their record up to 16-11 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Lake Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Munster skirted past Lake Central 4-2 when the teams last played last Saturday. Will Munster repeat their success, or does Lake Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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