Lake Central faced Penn in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Indians lost 14-5 to the Kingsmen. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Kingsmen this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 on Saturday.
Lake Central got a good showing from Luke O'Keefe, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. O'Keefe has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Drew Kosteba made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Hein, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Lake Central and nudges their season record down to 11-2. As for Penn, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-0.
Lake Central wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 5-2 victory against Chesterton on the 29th. As for Penn, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 17-7 win against South Bend Adams on the 29th.
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