Lafayette hasn't had much luck against Barbe recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lafayette Lions will be playing at home against the Barbe Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. Lafayette will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Lafayette's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Carencro hitters got past them. Lafayette fell just short of Carencro by a score of 13-11 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Lions have suffered against the Bears since March 5, 2022.
Meanwhile, Barbe waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Yellowjackets a 12-0 shutout. Give the Buccaneers' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Barbe pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lafayette, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Lafayette might still be hurting after the 19-0 loss they got from Barbe in their previous meeting 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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