La Porte has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Lake Central Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
In Saturday's second game, La Porte suffered a rough 10-4 loss at the hands of Goshen.
Kai Jones put in work while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Jones was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Jones wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Langager, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lake Central's 27-5 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell just short of Valparaiso by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Lake Central has scored all season.
Blake Sivak was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (he also only allowed one walk).
La Porte's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Lake Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
La Porte might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Lake Central in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for La Porte, Garrett Weber (who went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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