Crown Point lost against Lake Central back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Crown Point Bulldogs fell just short of the Lake Central Indians by a score of 3-2. Crown Point has struggled against Lake Central recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Crown Point saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joey Grimes, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Billy Chidsey, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Crown Point didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Central only tossed four.
On Lake Central's side, Blake Sivak spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits. Sivak has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Crown Point's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Lake Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
While Crown Point had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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