Baseball Preview: Lafayette Rams vs. York Falcons
The Lafayette Rams will head out on the road to challenge the York Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lafayette's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so York's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
If Lafayette beats York with four runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Lafayette walked away with a 4-1 win over Jamestown on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lafayette.
Lafayette saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Darius Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Jones is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for York, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Bethel 11-5. York's victory was all the more impressive since Bethel was averaging only 3.5 runs allowed on the season.
Lafayette has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for York, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Lafayette skirted past York 2-0 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lafayette since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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