Chesterton is 1-9 against Lake Central since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Chesterton Trojans will be staying on the road to face off against the Lake Central Indians at 1:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chesterton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Lowell by a score of 7-4.
Brayden Barrett made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. Barrett has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Barrett was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rob Czarniecki, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ethan Glassman, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lake Central came tearing into Monday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Brickies onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
Not much got past Blake Sivak, who gave up just one hit and racked up ten Ks to keep Hobart off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Drew Kosteba, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Robinson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Chesterton's win bumped their record up to 22-6. As for Lake Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Chesterton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 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.
Chesterton couldn't quite finish off Lake Central when the teams last played on May 1st and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sivak, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Chesterton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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