Baseball Preview: Gainesville Hurricanes vs. Lafayette Hornets
The Gainesville Hurricanes will head out on the road to take on the Lafayette Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gainesville is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Gainesville fell victim to a tough 16-1 defeat at the hands of Buchholz.
Gainesville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Eckhardt, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lafayette earned a 5-2 victory over Branford on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lafayette.
Gainesville's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Lafayette, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season.
Gainesville came out on top in a nail-biter against Lafayette in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gainesville 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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