It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Merrillville can now relate to. They lost 16-1 to the Lake Central Indians on Tuesday. Merrillville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Lake Central's part, Olivia Hurubean tossed a big game, striking out 15 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jolie Adams, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of MaKayla Van Vossen, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Merrillville's loss dropped their record down to 2-21. As for Lake Central, their victory bumped their record up to 29-1.
Merrillville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lake Central, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Hammond Morton at 7:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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