Baseball Game Preview: Lafayette Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 2:49am

Baseball Preview: Lafayette Rams vs. Tabb Tigers

Lafayette is 9-1 against Tabb since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lafayette Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Tabb Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Lafayette's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Tabb's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Wednesday, Lafayette narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Poquoson 4-3.

Brady Isaksen tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Lafayette's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was CJ Buchan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Tabb unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of York by a score of 3-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Tabb has scored all season.

The victory got Lafayette back to even at 8-8. As for Tabb, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.

Lafayette skirted past Tabb 4-3 in their previous matchup back in April. 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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