Baseball Game Recap: West Lafayette Red Devils vs. Lafayette Central Catholic Knights
By Team Reports
Apr 17, 2024, 8:45pm
Baseball Recap: West Lafayette Red Devils vs. Lafayette Central Catholic Knights
West Lafayette was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They suffered a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights. The result was an unpleasant reminder to West Lafayette of the 20-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
West Lafayette saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Shaeffer, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
West Lafayette's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
West Lafayette will head out on the road to challenge Harrison at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harrison's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so West Lafayette's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, they will be playing at home against Highland at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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