Baseball Game Preview: Lafayette Commodores vs. Brighton Cardinals

By Team Reports Mar 22, 2024, 4:31am

Preview: Lafayette Commodores vs. Brighton Cardinals

The Lafayette Commodores will take on the Brighton Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lafayette will be strutting in after a win while Brighton will be coming in after a loss.

In what's become a running theme this season, Lafayette gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They never let Clarksdale onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lafayette.

Jenny Dreher looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Mary madison Kelley was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Tashika Carothers was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Brighton's offense. They fell just short of Tipton-Rosemark Academy by a score of 1-0 on Saturday.

Lafayette's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.6 runs. As for Brighton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2-1.

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