West Lafayette is 1-9 against Western since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Red Devils will take on the Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Neither West Lafayette nor Western posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Monday just wasn't the day for West Lafayette's offense. They fell just short of Logansport by a score of 1-0 last Monday. The Red Devils' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Molly Mansfield spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
On the hitting side, West Lafayette saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kerrigan Gooden, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Western walked away with it. They never let the Indians get on the board and left with a 2-0 win on Monday. The victory was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
The team relied heavily on Jocelyn Jeffers, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
West Lafayette's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Western, their win bumped their record up to 24-3.
West Lafayette couldn't quite get it done against Western in their previous matchup last Friday as they fell 3-0. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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