It was a good run, but Lake Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Valparaiso Vikings by a score of 7-5. Lake Central was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Valparaiso apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in June of 2023.
Parker Robinson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Szatkowski, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Lake Central 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.
On Valparaiso's side, they got a great performance from Blake Shudick as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 7.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Caden Crowell and Trevor Fenters did most of the damage at the plate: Crowell scored a run while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while Fenters went 3-for-6 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. DJ Malloy was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Lake Central now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Valparaiso, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Lake Central by a score of 2-1.
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