Lake Central put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Valparaiso Vikings as the Lake Central Indians made off with an 11-1 win. Considering Lake Central has won 19 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Sofia Calderaro looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, MaKayla Van Vossen and Maddie Wainwright did most of the damage at the plate: Van Vossen scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Wainwright went 1-for-1 with a home run and three RBI. Van Vossen is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jolie Adams, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Lake Central pushed their record up to 28-0 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Valparaiso, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-12.
Lake Central will head out on the road to challenge Marist at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Marist: 1.6, Lake Central: 1.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Valparaiso, they will be playing at home against Hobart at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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