Lake Central won the last time they faced Crown Point, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Lake Central Indians won by a run and slipped past the Crown Point Bulldogs 3-2.
Blake Sivak spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lake Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn O'Bryan, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Crown Point didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Central only tossed four.
Lake Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Crown Point, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-8 record this season.
Lake Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against Crown Point: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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