Baseball Game Preview: Latin Romans vs. Lake Forest Academy Caxys

Latin is 8-1 against Lake Forest Academy since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Romans will look to defend their home field against the Caxys at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Latin's favor as the team sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Lake Forest Academy has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

Latin barely beat Northridge the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Romans blew past the Knights 11-4 on Monday. Considering the Romans have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Drew Lufrano

Hits (Career)

04/28/25 @ Northridge	3
05/08/24 @ Lake Forest Academy	2
05/03/24 @ Chicago University	2
04/27/24 @ Timothy Christian	2
04/25/24 @ North Shore Country Day	2

Drew Lufrano was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lufrano was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three).

Lufrano wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Darke, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.

Lake Forest hit Lake Forest Academy with a six-run fourth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Caxys lost 13-3 to the Scouts.

Latin is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Lake Forest Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.

Everything went Latin's way against Lake Forest Academy when the teams last played on April 8th, as Latin made off with an 11-1 win. Will the Romans repeat their success, or do the Caxys have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.