The Adams Central Flying Jets are taking a road trip to challenge the Lakewood Park Christian Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Adams Central will be strutting in after a victory while Lakewood Park Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Adams Central's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Fort Wayne Crusaders. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Flying Jets.
Ethan Funk was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Adams Central is 4-1 when Funk allows three or fewer hits, but 7-8 otherwise. Funk was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Joey Everett
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joey Everett, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Jami Roach was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, Lakewood Park Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Central Noble on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 8-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost six in a row.
Carson Lyons made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run. Another player making a difference was Caleb Schlabach, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Adams Central's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-9. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Lakewood Park Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.
Adams Central took their victory against Lakewood Park Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 20-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Flying Jets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
