Crown Point is 2-8 against Lake Central since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Crown Point Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Lake Central Indians at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Crown Point comes in on 12 and Lake Central on 25.
On Monday, Crown Point earned an 8-3 win over Kankakee Valley. That's two games straight that Crown Point has won by exactly five runs.
Nevaeh Rangel made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Rangel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Scarlette Tegtman was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lexi Howard, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lake Central narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Hanover Central 3-1.
Maddie Such tossed a big game, striking out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lake Central's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Iwema, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Crown Point pushed their record up to 16-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Lake Central, their record now sits at 25-0.
Crown Point couldn't quite finish off Lake Central in their previous matchup back in April and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake Central's Sofia Calderaro, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that Crown Point knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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