NorthWood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 11-1 to the Lake Central Indians. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, NorthWood couldn't push the score so high this time.
NorthWood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Mashack, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Lake Central's side, 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). Mercer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
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.
NorthWood's loss dropped their record down to 14-14. As for Lake Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
NorthWood will face off against East Noble at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East Noble is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Lake Central, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Munster at 7:00 p.m. Lake Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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