The Lafayette Lions will challenge the Southside Sharks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lafayette 2.9, Southside 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lafayette's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Barbe hitters got past them. Lafayette came up short against Barbe on Saturday, falling 10-0. The Lions' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, Southside won against New Iberia on Thursday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Southside put the hurt on New Iberia with a sharp 8-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Sharks, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
The win made it two in a row for Southside and bumps their season record up to 13-8-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Lafayette, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Lafayette might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Southside in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Lafayette avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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