Valparaiso entered their tilt with Lake Central with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lake Central Indians on Tuesday and snuck past 7-5. For Valparaiso, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss Lake Central walked away with the last time they faced one another back in June of 2023.
Valparaiso 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, Valparaiso let Caden Crowell and Trevor Fenters loose on the outfield. 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. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Malloy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Lake Central's side, Parker Robinson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was 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.
Valparaiso's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lake Central, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Valparaiso beat Lake Central by a score of 2-1.
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