Baseball Preview: Grafton Clippers vs. Lafayette Rams
Grafton is 8-2 against Lafayette since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Grafton Clippers will look to defend their home field against the Lafayette Rams at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Grafton: 3.2, Lafayette: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought game, but Grafton had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Poquoson. Grafton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Lafayette got themselves on the board against Warhill on Friday, but Warhill never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 10-0 win.
The team relied heavily on Brady Kremer, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Hassan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Grafton's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Lafayette, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Grafton came out on top in a nail-biter against Lafayette when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Does Grafton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lafayette turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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