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Lafayette Benton

Fighting Irish

Cardinals

The Benton (St. Joseph, MO) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Lafayette (St. Joseph, MO) by a score of 9-5.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lafayette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Benton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-

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Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Missouri High School Baseball - Lafayette loses to Benton

May 6, 2025: St. Joseph, MO 64504

The Lafayette Fighting Irish baseball squad (St. Joseph, MO), was overwhelmed 9-5 in Tuesday's league contest with the host Benton Cardinals (St. Joseph, MO)

With the triumph, Benton moves its record to 15-12 on the season. The Cardinals travel to Chillicothe (Chillicothe, MO) to confront the Hornets in a non-league contest on Thursday, May 8. The Hornets come into the contest with a record of 17-7. Chillicothe won 8-0 in their recent non-league contest against Trenton (Trenton, MO)

The Fighting Irish now possess a 7-15 record. They put it on the line next when they host Pleasant Hill for a non-league contest on Wednesday, May 7. Lafayette will confront a Roosters/Chicks squad coming off a 5-4 non-league loss to Richmond (Richmond, MO). The Roosters/Chicks record now stands at 11-11.

Lafayette @ Benton Baseball Game Info

Tue., May. 6, 2025 @ 4:30p

The Benton (St. Joseph, MO) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Lafayette (St. Joseph, MO) by a score of 9-5.

Rankings & Records

Lafayette (24-25)

MO	Class
248	52

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
9-19	2-5	4-8	5-10	0-1	.321	.286	135	203

Benton (24-25)

MO	Class
71	11

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
20-13	4-2	8-5	10-6	2-2	.606	.667	232	143

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lafayette	.6	.7	.6	.9	1.2	1.3	.7	4.8	5.6	2.1
Benton	1.0	.8	3.0	3.6	1.6	2.3	0	7.0	9.8	1.0

Head-to-Head

Benton won on 3/20/2025

3/20 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Lafayette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
Benton 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 2 1

The Lafayette (St. Joseph, MO) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's neutral non-conference game against Benton (St. Joseph, MO) by a score of 5-0.
Box score
Benton won on 3/21/2025

3/21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Benton - - - - - - - 5 - -
Lafayette - - - - - - - 0 - -

The Benton (St. Joseph, MO) varsity baseball team won Friday's away non-conference game against Lafayette (St. Joseph, MO) by a score of 5-0.
Box score
Benton won this month

5/6 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Lafayette - - - - - - - 5 - -
Benton - - - - - - - 9 - -

The Lafayette (St. Joseph, MO) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Benton (St. Joseph, MO) by a score of 9-5.
Box score

3/20 @ 6p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lafayette	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
Benton	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	2	1

3/21	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Benton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Lafayette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-

Team Stat Comparison

Lafayette		Benton
.246	Batting Average	-
.415	On Base Percentage	-
.278	Slugging Percentage	-
.922	Fielding Percentage	-
.444	Win Loss Percentage	-

Team Leaders

Lafayette		Benton	National Avg.
Carson Hammond-coy.600	Batting Average	-	.240
Carter Bruce.677	On Base Percentage	-	.380
Carson Hammond-coy.600	Slugging Percentage	-	.303
Carter Bruce1.000	Fielding Percentage	-	.859
Carter Bruce1.000	Win Loss Percentage	-	.535

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Lafayette	5-9		Benton	11-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/24/25	Lafayette	Central	(L) 9-0	3/26/25	Central	Benton	(L) 1-0
3/26/25	Bishop LeBlond	Lafayette	(L) 4-1	3/24/25	Benton	Bishop LeBlond	(W) 24-4
4/10/25	Bishop LeBlond	Lafayette	(W) 11-0	4/17/25	Benton	Bishop LeBlond	(W) 16-4
4/2/25	Lafayette	Savannah	(L) 6-3	4/16/25	Benton	Savannah	(L) 5-4
5/13/25	Savannah	Lafayette	(L) 12-7	5/5/25	Savannah	Benton	(W) 14-12
				5/15/25	Savannah	Benton	(L) 11-0
4/3/25	Maryville	Lafayette	(L) 10-3	3/31/25	Maryville	Benton	(W) 13-7
4/16/25	Lafayette	Maryville	(W) 7-3	4/28/25	Benton	Maryville
				5/1/25	Benton	Maryville	(W) 10-4
4/7/25	Lafayette	Cameron	(L) 10-9	5/12/25	Cameron	Benton	(W) 7-2
5/17/25	Lafayette	Cameron	(W) 13-3
4/9/25	Lafayette	Chillicothe	(L) 12-2	4/8/25	Chillicothe	Benton	(L) 5-1
4/29/25	Chillicothe	Lafayette	(W) 6-3	4/19/25	Chillicothe	Benton	(L) 2-0
5/10/25	Chillicothe	Lafayette	(W) 7-6	5/8/25	Benton	Chillicothe	(W) 10-3
5/19/25	Lafayette	Chillicothe	(L) 6-0
4/30/25	Pleasant Hill	Lafayette		5/10/25	Benton	Pleasant Hill	(W) 4-3
5/7/25	Pleasant Hill	Lafayette		5/10/25	Benton	Pleasant Hill	(W) 11-0
5/10/25	Lafayette	Kirksville	(L) 13-0	5/2/25	Benton	Kirksville	(W) 4-3
				5/2/25	Benton	Kirksville	(W) 7-3

Record Breakdown

Lafayette (24-25)		Benton (24-25)
9-19	Overall	20-13
2-5	League	4-2
7-14	Non-League	16-10
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
5-9	Common Opponent	11-5
4-8	Home	8-5
5-10	Away	10-6
0-1	Neutral	2-2
0-0	Playoff	0-0
9-19	In-State	20-13
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0