Baseball Recap: Lafayette Jefferson falls despite strong effort from Garrett Rainey

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 9:20pm

Baseball Recap: Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos vs. Western Panthers

Lafayette Jefferson was the 12-9 winner over Western when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos lost 12-2 to the Western Panthers on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Lafayette Jefferson has lost by exactly ten runs.

Garrett Rainey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.

Lafayette Jefferson dropped their record down to 5-17 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Western, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lafayette Jefferson will take on West Lafayette at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Western, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Twin Lakes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Twin Lakes will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Western surely won't give up without a fight.

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