Culver Academies scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the La Lumiere Lakers as the Culver Academies Eagles made off with a 25-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Culver Academies considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Ty Rakan and Max Grundberg were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Rakan tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Grundberg pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Rakan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Rakan went 3-for-5 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Grundberg scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Preston Jessen was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jack Christiansen was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Culver Academies pushed their record up to 9-2 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for La Lumiere, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3.
Culver Academies will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Logansport at 5:00 p.m. Culver Academies is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. As for La Lumiere, they are on the road again on Saturday to play South Bend Clay.
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