There's no place like home for Lake Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Chesterton Trojans on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Indians, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lake Central got a great performance from Josh Flores as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Flores has posted since back in May of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Drew Kosteba, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Dylan Hein was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Indians
| 04/29/25 vs Chesterton | 5-2 |
| 04/24/25 vs De La Salle | 3-0 |
| 04/22/25 vs Michigan City | 9-1 |
| 04/15/25 vs La Porte | 11-3 |
| 04/12/25 vs Hammond Bishop Noll | 10-4 |
| + 4 more games |
Lake Central's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Chesterton, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Lake Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Trojans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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