Lake Central waltzed into their game on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Michigan City Wolves a 14-0 shutout. Considering Lake Central has won five matches by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Grant Mercer looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lake Central let Nick Robinson and Brenden Smith loose on the outfield. Robinson scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Smith scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Victor Villegas was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Lake Central's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. As for Michigan City, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-12.
Lake Central has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Munster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Michigan City will take on Tri-Township at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tri-Township is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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