Lake Central entered their tilt with Portage with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Portage Indians a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lake Central also won the last time the pair played on Wednesday.
Grant Mercer looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lake Central's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nick Robinson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Dylan Hein, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Portage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Lake Central is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Portage, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-11.
Lake Central will be playing at home against Harrison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Harrison: 2.8, Lake Central: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Portage, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Hebron at 10:00 a.m.
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