It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Munster can now relate to. They lost 7-1 to the Lake Central Indians on Thursday. Munster's defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Munster got a good showing from Fuller Tyler, who tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Tyler has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Munster saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Southwell Nathan, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Lake Central's side, Griffin Tobias spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brenden Smith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Parker Robinson was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Munster's loss dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Lake Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Munster does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lake Central, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Merrillville at 1:00 p.m. Lake Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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