Lake Central can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They blew past the Marian Catholic Spartans 7-1. The win was familiar territory for Lake Central who now have five in a row.
Luke O'Keefe tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lake Central let Nick Robinson and Ryder Fernandez loose on the outfield. Robinson scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Fernandez scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Robinson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Jake Figg was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
On Marian Catholic's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonah Weathers, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Lake Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Marian Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-20.
Lake Central will stay at home for another game and welcome Munster at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Munster is coming into the match with five straight victories on the road, so Lake Central will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Marian Catholic, they will face off against Rich Township at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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