Baseball Preview: Bruton Panthers vs. Lafayette Rams
Bruton is 1-9 against Lafayette since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Bruton Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Lafayette Rams at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Bruton is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game on Friday. They fell just short of Poquoson by a score of 6-5.
Bruton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Muller, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Ty Yates was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lafayette came up short against Tabb on Friday and fell 5-1.
Bruton's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Lafayette, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.
Bruton might still be hurting after the 17-0 defeat they got from Lafayette in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lafayette's Austen Townsend, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that Bruton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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