Baseball Preview: West Lafayette Red Devils vs. Northwestern Tigers
The West Lafayette Red Devils will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Northwestern Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The pair are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
West Lafayette will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run they dealt Rensselaer Central on Tuesday. West Lafayette blew past Rensselaer Central 12-6. That looming 12-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for West Lafayette yet this season.
Jack Shaeffer was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Colin Kastens, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Northwestern put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Tipton as Northwestern made off with a 10-3 win.
Northwestern got a big performance out of Cam Davis, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Eastin Whaley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
West Lafayette's victory bumped their record up to 3-10. As for Northwestern, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 9-6.
West Lafayette was able to grind out a solid victory over Northwestern in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 6-3. Does West Lafayette have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northwestern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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