Baseball Preview: Twin Lakes Indians vs. Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos
The Twin Lakes Indians will head out on the road to take on the Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Twin Lakes has seven straight wins, Lafayette Jefferson has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, it was close, but Twin Lakes sidestepped Winamac for a 2-1 victory.
Tanner Coble made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Coble was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Wagner, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Lafayette Jefferson's offense. They fell just short of Lebanon by a score of 2-0 on Thursday.
Even though they lost, Lafayette Jefferson didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Twin Lakes pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lafayette Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Lafayette Jefferson's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Twin Lakes has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .446. It's a different story for Lafayette Jefferson, though, as they've only averaged .336. Will they be able to contain Twin Lakes' hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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