Portage is 0-10 against Lake Central since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Portage Indians will be playing at home against the Lake Central Indians at 4:30 p.m. Portage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Portage's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Crown Point on Tuesday. They lost 15-0 to the Bulldogs. Portage has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Lake Central put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Chesterton a 10-0 shutout. Considering Lake Central has won 16 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lake Central got a great performance from Sofia Calderaro as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Calderaro has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kate Renschen and Jolie Adams did most of the damage at the plate: Renschen went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI, while Adams went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a double. Renschen is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Izzy Calinski, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Portage's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Lake Central, their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-0.
Portage might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Lake Central when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Calderaro, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Portage 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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