The Lake Central Indians will square off against the Penn Kingsmen at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are still undefeated (Lake Central has 20 wins dating back to last season, while Penn has 11).
Lake Central's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over De La Salle.
Not much got past Zach Nicola, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep De La Salle off the board. Nicola has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jake Figg was excellent, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Kosteba, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Lake Central hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Penn posted their closest win since May 6, 2024 on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Mishawaka Marian 3-1.
Lake Central's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 6.8 runs thus far. As for Penn, their record now sits at 11-0.
Lake Central took their victory against Penn in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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