The Lake Central Indians will square off against the Munster Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Lake Central will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Michigan City on Thursday. The Indians put the hurt on the Wolves with a sharp 15-1 win.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Munster). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Griffith a 20-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won seven in a row.
Jack Kunas looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Nate Southwell and Donovan Craig did most of the damage at the plate: Southwell went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base, while Craig got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five runs and one triple. Those five runs gave Craig a new career-high. Danny Schassburger was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Munster was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Griffith only posted a batting average of .118.
Munster's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Lake Central, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Lake Central came up short against Munster in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, falling 5-2. Will the Indians have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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