La Porte put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over the Lowell Red Devils. The win was nothing new for La Porte as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Ethan Schoof tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, La Porte got a massive performance out of Ben Dubbs, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Catron, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
La Porte's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. As for Lowell, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. La Porte will face off against Valparaiso at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lowell, they are on the road again on Monday to play Hobart at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Hobart's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
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