The Lake Central Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Marist RedHawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lake Central comes in on 25 and Marist on ten.
Lake Central's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Merrillville 11-0. Considering the Indians have won 23 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Colbie Tressel looked comfortable as she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in 12 consecutive appearances.
Lake Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in 13 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Marist's hitters rose to the challenge against a Celtics pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.61 runs allowed on Wednesday. The RedHawks were the clear victors by a 17-0 margin over Providence Catholic. The RedHawks are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the 19th matchup they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Lake Central's record now sits at 25-0. As for Marist, their record is now 29-1.
Lake Central skirted past Marist 5-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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